5 Questions
What is the function of an extranet in organizational communication?
Linking employees with external partners like suppliers and customers
What is one of the barriers to effective communication mentioned in the text?
Filtering: a sender's manipulation of information to influence perception
How can intranet, extranet, and videoconferencing help overcome communication barriers?
By providing tools for efficient communication despite barriers like filtering and selective perception
How can emotions like anger and fear impact communication?
Influencing how communication is perceived
What does 'Selective Perception' refer to in the context of communication barriers?
People interpret information based on their interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
Study Notes
- Organizational Behavior (HUR 212) is a course that covers Computer-Aided Communication and Knowledge Management.
- Computer-Aided Communication includes:
- Intranet: a private computer network used by organizations to communicate internal information to employees.
- Extranet: a secure and controlled extension of an intranet, linking employees with external partners like suppliers and customers.
- Videoconferencing: a technology that allows employees to conduct interactive meetings without being physically present in the same room.
- New technology is making videoconferencing more accessible to desktops.
- Knowledge Management (KM) is a process of managing and distributing an organization's collective wisdom.
- Importance of Knowledge Management:
- Intellectual assets are as important as physical assets.
- Individuals' knowledge and experience leave when they depart.
- A KM system reduces redundancy and makes the organization more efficient.
- Barriers to Effective Communication:
- Filtering: a sender's manipulation of information to influence how it is perceived by the receiver.
- Selective Perception: people interpret information based on their interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
- Information Overload: when the inflow of information exceeds an individual's processing capacity.
- Other barriers like emotions, language, and communication apprehension can also impact effective communication.
- Intranet, extranet, and videoconferencing are examples of computer-aided communication tools that can help overcome some of these barriers.
- Silence as Communication: absence of speech or noise can convey meaning and emotions.
- Emotions like anger and fear can influence how communication is perceived.
- Language: words have different meanings to different people, so clear and precise communication is important.
- Communication Apprehension: anxiety about oral or written communication can hinder effective communication.
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