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CPS - Management
CHAPTER 10-COMMUNICATION
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08/18/2005

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BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
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SPECIAL CODE OF BEHAVIOR REQUIRED IN SPECIFIC WORK SITUATION.
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CHANNEL
Definition
CONNECTING DEVICE BETWEEN SENDER(SOURCE) AND REC
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CLARITY
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MESSAGES/MEANINGS ARE CLEAR, PRECISE AND UNDERSTANDABLE. PROVIDE LONG-LASTING RECORD OF DATA TRANSMITTED.
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COMMUNICATION
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SHARING INFORMATION ANDM EANING EITHER KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY.
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CULTURAL CONTEXT
Definition
PHYSICAL CUES, ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI & UNDETSTANDING THAT CONVEYS MEANING BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME CULTURE.
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CULTURE
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SHARED SYSTEM OF SYMBOLS, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, VALUES, EXPECTATIONS, AND NORMS FOR BEHAVIOR.
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DECODING
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PROCESS BY WHICH THE RECEIVER INTERPRETS THE MEANING(S) OF A MESSAGE.
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ENCODING
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PROCESS OF TRANSLATING COMMUNICATION INTO UNDERSTANDABLE MESSAGE - USING APPROPRIATE SYMBOLS - BEFORE TRANSMISSION.
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ETHNOCENTRISM
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JUDGING OTHERS BY ONES OWN STANDARDS, BEHAVIORS, CUSTOMS INSTEAD OF ACKNOWLEDGING THAT DISTINCTIONS EXIST.
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FEEDBACK
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RECEIVER'S RESPONSE TO THE MESSAGE.
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FORMAL COMMUNICATION
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OCCURS WITHIN OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANNELS AND IS OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED BY THE ORGANIZATION.
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GANGPLANK
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THIS PRINCIPLE IS USED WHEN PEOPLE AT THE SAME OF DIFFERENT LEVELS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER W/O GOING THROUGH THEIR SUPERVISORS.
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INFORMAL COMMUNICATION
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EXISTS OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZAITON'S STRUCTURE AND BYPASSES THE HIERARCHIAL LEVELS OF AUTHORITY (I.E. "GRAPEVINE").
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MBWA (MANAGEMENT BY WALKING/WANDERING AROUND)
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PRACTICE OF DEALING WITH SUBORDINATES BY WALKING AROUND,TALKING INFORMALLY AT THEIR SITES & OBSERVING WORKING DONCITIONS, EMPOLYEES' BEHAVIORS AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
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NOISE
Definition
ANYTHING THAT INTERFERES WITH THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS BETWEEN SENDER AND RECEIVER.
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NONCOMPETE CLAUSES
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BARS EMPLOYEE FROM ACCEPTING SIMILAR WORK FROM A DIRECT COMPETITOR WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR SPECIFIED NUMBER OF YEARS.
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NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
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COMMUNICATION W/O THE USE OF WORDS, MESSAGE TRANSMITTED BY BEHAVIORS/ACTIONS - BODY MOVEMENTS, OFFICE LAYOUT, APPEARANCE, TONE OF VOICE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
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PARALANGUAGE
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SOUNDS USED TO EXPRESS WORDS - I.E. TONE OF VOICE, PITCH, PACE, DEGREE OF LOUDNESS, AND ACCENTS CAN CONVEY DISTINCT MESSAGE.
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PROXEMICS
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AMOUNT OF SPACE BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS IS DISTINCT TYPE OF COMMUNICATION. THERE ARE 4 ZONES )INTIMATE, CASUAL, SOCIAL & PUBLIC).
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RECEIVER
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PERSON OR OBJECT TO WHICH MESSAGE IS DIRECTED.
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SOURCE
Definition
PERSON WHO STARTS/SENDS A MESSAGE.
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STEREOTYPING
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CLASSIFYING PEOPLE INTO PREDICTABLE GROUPS SO THEY CAN BE MORE EASILY UNDERSTOOD.
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