Accounting
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Banking
Biology & Life Science
Business
Business Communication
Business Development
Business Ethics
Business Law
Chemistry
Communication
Computer Science
Counseling
Criminal Law
Curriculum & Instruction
Design
Earth Science
Economic
Education
Engineering
Finance
History & Theory
Humanities
Human Resource
International Business
Investments & Securities
Journalism
Law
Management
Marketing
Medicine
Medicine & Health Science
Nursing
Philosophy
Physic
Psychology
Real Estate
Science
Social Science
Sociology
Special Education
Speech
Visual Arts
Question
Relative to oral messages, a written message makes it easier to:
A. resolve conflicts and build consensus.
B. present many specific details.
C. modify plans.
D. use emotion to persuade the audience.
E. get immediate response.
Answer
This answer is hidden. It contains 145 characters.
Related questions
Q:
Explain the differences between the two kinds of cultures as proposed by anthropologist Edward Hall.
Q:
Sandra is currently pursuing her degree in public relations and mass communication. She does well in her subjects and often receives high grades. On completion of her studies, she intends to pursue an international career which will give her substantial exposure to international business settings. What can she do, in addition to studying, to help her gain more international career experience?
Q:
Which of the following is generally true of written persuasive styles in Arab countries?
A. They tend to use very short sentences.
B. Their persuasion style is typically characterized by emphasis on an immediate gain.
C. Their writing style is generally characterized by many signatures.
D. They tend to offer thanks as opening lines.
E. Their closing lines are usually for seeking specific requests.
Q:
During a business meeting, the chairperson said he highly appreciated the speaker's talk. However, the speaker took offence at this gesture. Given this scenario, we can conclude that the speaker was most likely a(n) _____.
A. American
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. Indonesian
E. Indian
Q:
Which of the following is a difference between the cultures of the United States and Spain?
A. Interruptions are common in American conversations.
B. Spaniards usually speak English much faster and more fluently than Americans.
C. Disagreements are stated calmly and directly in the U.S., whereas they are often accompanied by emotional outbursts in Spain.
D. Praises are a key motivational factor in the U.S., but they may be offensive in Spain.
E. Brown-colored trucks are considered as symbols of good luck in Spain.
Q:
Which of the following is generally true of the prevailing culture of oral communication in Asian countries like Japan?
A. Disagreements are generally communicated through emotional outbursts.
B. Interruptions tend to be very common.
C. Appreciation is generally considered as a motivational factor.
D. Long periods of silence are typically very common.
E. Communication is generally direct and informal.
Q:
Regarding cultural preferences, the _____ culture generally has a reputation for appreciating technical data and scientific detail.
A. Arabian
B. American
C. German
D. Chinese
E. Japanese
Q:
Which of the following is true of oral communication in Japan?
A. Subtlety is least important and directness is preferred.
B. What is not said is just as important as what is said.
C. Silence is uncommon and treated as rude.
D. Most information is transmitted verbally.
E. Nonverbal communication is avoided so as to prevent misunderstanding.
Q:
Which of the following best represents a polychronic culture?
A. Employees follow strict work schedules according to clock time.
B. Employees give importance to establishing bonds between colleagues.
C. Employees undertake one task at a time and avoid multitasking.
D. Employees maintain a rigid structure of undertaking activities.
E. Employees divide time into small segments and assign tasks accordingly.
Q:
Ursula works in Switzerland, where most companies have a culture that focuses on undertaking all tasks according to clock time and their work schedule. They also undertake one task at a time instead of multitasking. According to Edward Hall, which of the following cultures does Switzerland have?
A. Monochronic
B. Collectivist
C. Polychronic
D. Ethnocentric
E. Xenocentric
Q:
Jovina works as a marketing manager and needs to attend a meeting with Kiara, a colleague from the communications team. A day prior to the meeting, they decide that they should meet at 9 a.m. However, Kiara arrives at 9:45 a.m. and does not feel the need to apologize to Jovina. She feels that being 45 minutes late is the same as being 10 minutes late. Which of the following best describes Kiara's attitude toward time?
A. Kiara measures time by the season.
B. Kiara measures time by the sun.
C. Kiara calculates time frames based on her internal body clock.
D. Kiara measures time in five-minute blocks.
E. Kiara calculates time in one hour blocks.
Q:
Research shows that organizations with low levels of diversity have the highest profits and the highest number of customers.
Q:
Currently, organizations are seen to be working on reducing diversity in workforces to prevent low productivity and cultural biases.
Q:
While recruiting young employees, second-language proficiency and multicultural awareness are unimportant qualities, because mid-level positions do not require inter cultural interaction.
Q:
Deep bicultural fluency and experiences in several countries are key qualities that head hunters look for while recruiting.
Q:
What are some key design principles to keep in mind while creating a brochure?
Q:
Nicole has finished designing a website for the travel company where she works. She now needs to test its usability. According to usability consultant, Jakob Nielsen, which of the following steps should Nicole most likely take?
A. Take note of what users feel they can do on the site.
B. Observe and examine people using the site.
C. Interact informally with people to know their preferences.
D. Use a questionnaire to track people's opinions.
E. Get an expert to run through the website.
Q:
When designing a website, it is a good design strategy to:
A. use a constant font size and design throughout the document.
B. ensure that links do not change color when they are visited.
C. use large blocks of text and as much animation as possible.
D. use a black, dark grey, or dark blue background for visual variety.
E. provide visual variety through bullets and indentations.
Q:
Which of the following is true of conflicts in the workplace?
A. Conflicts never arise in a group of intelligent people who care about their task.
B. Conflicts in a team are a sign of the team's failure.
C. Conflicts need not be resolved to maintain effective teamwork.
D. Conflicts that are unacknowledged or unresolved diminish over time.
E. Conflicts are often the result of working through different perspectives.
Q:
Which of the following is a repercussion of groupthink?
A. Too many alternatives will emerge, making it impossible to reach consensus.
B. Members will test and analyze their assumptions against those of others in the team.
C. Each person will believe that he or she is right and make it hard to reach consensus.
D. Members will fail to prepare contingency plans to cope with foreseeable setbacks.
E. Members will make decisions that are riskier than the initial inclination of its members.
Q:
Which of the following is a good feedback strategy during team decision making?
A. Feedback should always be external, and should never come from within the team.
B. Feedback should be rare; when it occurs it should have a higher ratio of negative-to-positive interactions.
C. Feedback should be regular to keep members contributing their share of the work in a timely fashion.
D. Feedback begins to be generated as soon as a team is formed.
E. Feedback should never come from outside the team.
Q:
Team leaders practicing informational leadership are most likely to:
A. check if tasks are carried out.
B. check and resolve conflicts.
C. check people's feelings.
D. set the agenda.
E. evaluate text and ideas.
Q:
Eduardo is a favorite among his company's senior management because of his hard work, initiative, and enthusiasm. Recently, however, Eduardo's boss was disappointed in Eduardo's behavior at a team meeting. In his boss's words, Eduardo "hurt the team's processes" and prevented the team from coming to conclusions. Which of the following did Eduardo most likely do at the meeting?
A. He made jokes and suggested breaks and fun activities to relieve tension.
B. He asked team members to share their feelings with each other.
C. He openly discussed other people's interpersonal problems in the team and tried to solve them.
D. He took every opportunity to be the first to speak.
E. He called on quieter team members during the meeting.
Q:
The David Jonas Foundation has recently started a large scale project on handling climate changes. Team members of the project are currently working on finding numerous possible solutions to tackle the issue. They are debating solutions such as shifting to renewable energy, limiting the use of coal, and spreading awareness about overconsumption. The members of the project are most likely in the _____ stage of the life of the team.
A. coordination
B. aggregation
C. finalization
D. formation
E. formalization
Q:
_____ is the longest phase of a team during which most of a team's work is done.
A. Aggregation
B. Formalization
C. Formation
D. Coordination
E. Finalization
Q:
Procedural dimensions of teams focus on _____.
A. solutions
B. methods
C. people
D. content
E. data
Q:
Informational dimensions of teams focus on _____.
A. the cooperation between team members
B. the promotion of team loyalty
C. possible solutions to problems
D. method and process
E. the decision-making process
Q:
Research has found that student teams who voiced disagreements as they analyzed, planned, and wrote a document produced significantly worse documents than those who suppressed disagreement.
Q:
It is important to schedule controversial items toward the end of a meeting, because it helps manage time better.
Q:
A way to ensure that a reader stays long enough on a home page is to:
A. avoid letting the reader know about the organization sponsoring the page.
B. make completion of tasks difficult which challenges a reader and increases interest.
C. prevent showing an overview of a page because it makes a reader skim through it.
D. make it clear what readers will get if they click on a certain link.
E. provide navigation bars vertically at the center of a screen.