Organizational Behavior: Power and Influence
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What is the primary purpose of communication in an organization?

  • To initiate message encoding
  • To transmit personal or social messages
  • To control member behavior and foster motivation (correct)
  • To provide a release for emotional expression
  • What is the final step in the communication process?

  • Receiving the feedback (correct)
  • Decoding the message
  • Sending the message
  • Encoding the thought
  • What is the term for the medium through which the message travels?

  • Message
  • Channel (correct)
  • Feedback
  • Noise
  • What is the purpose of informal channels in an organization?

    <p>To transmit personal or social messages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the receiver in the communication process?

    <p>To decode the message</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What interferes with the message in the communication process?

    <p>Noise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the communication process?

    <p>The transference and understanding of meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of formal channels in an organization?

    <p>To transmit professional messages related to work activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the initial step in the communication process?

    <p>Initiating the message</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the translation of thought into a message?

    <p>Encoding</p> Signup and view all the answers

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