CMN 10Y FINAL (SMARTSITE QUIZZES) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
The informal communication network is an emergent property of
A. the environment
B. The formal organizational chart
C. repetitive exchanges of messages among role occupants
D. the content of organizational messages
E. the organizational goals
C. repetitive exchanges of messages among role occupants
A formal organizational chart shows
A. Whether or not a person is a manager
B. Where a person is physically located in an organization's physical plant (e.g.,
building, grounds, geographical location)
C. Material or work flow
D. Flows of authority and responsibility
D. Flows of authority and responsibility
Which is not a property of natural systems?
A. Wholeness
,B. Adaption
C. Self-regulation
D. Hierarchical embeddedness
E. Complexity
E. Complexity
Information is
A. the same as data
B. expensive for organization
C. that which reduces uncertainty
D. involves only computers
E. is the primary goal of organization
C. that which reduces uncertainty
A system consists of independent components in which the sum of the parts is
greater than the whole.
A. True
B. False
B. False
The primary difference between transferring of information and exchange of
information is
A. The amount of feedback
, B. One involves sources and the other receivers
C. One involves people and the other the media
D. One is a one way flow and the other a two-way flow
E. One involves messages and the other information
D. One is a one way flow and the other a two-way flow
The primary goal of organizational communication
A. To make friends with other workers
B. To reduce uncertainty in future behavior
C. To sanction lazy workers
D. To make workers happy
E. To make a profit
B. To reduce uncertainty in future behavior
Which environmental sectors must organizations keep track of in order to reduce
environmental uncertainty?
A. Political and legal
B. Natural or Physical
C. All of the above
D. Values of society
E. Economic
C. All of the above
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
The informal communication network is an emergent property of
A. the environment
B. The formal organizational chart
C. repetitive exchanges of messages among role occupants
D. the content of organizational messages
E. the organizational goals
C. repetitive exchanges of messages among role occupants
A formal organizational chart shows
A. Whether or not a person is a manager
B. Where a person is physically located in an organization's physical plant (e.g.,
building, grounds, geographical location)
C. Material or work flow
D. Flows of authority and responsibility
D. Flows of authority and responsibility
Which is not a property of natural systems?
A. Wholeness
,B. Adaption
C. Self-regulation
D. Hierarchical embeddedness
E. Complexity
E. Complexity
Information is
A. the same as data
B. expensive for organization
C. that which reduces uncertainty
D. involves only computers
E. is the primary goal of organization
C. that which reduces uncertainty
A system consists of independent components in which the sum of the parts is
greater than the whole.
A. True
B. False
B. False
The primary difference between transferring of information and exchange of
information is
A. The amount of feedback
, B. One involves sources and the other receivers
C. One involves people and the other the media
D. One is a one way flow and the other a two-way flow
E. One involves messages and the other information
D. One is a one way flow and the other a two-way flow
The primary goal of organizational communication
A. To make friends with other workers
B. To reduce uncertainty in future behavior
C. To sanction lazy workers
D. To make workers happy
E. To make a profit
B. To reduce uncertainty in future behavior
Which environmental sectors must organizations keep track of in order to reduce
environmental uncertainty?
A. Political and legal
B. Natural or Physical
C. All of the above
D. Values of society
E. Economic
C. All of the above
