SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Communication Networks
Links members of an org.
- formal: order necessary for orgs to operate
- informal: not formally defined or based on org roles
- more cmc then f-t-f
Organizational Culture
consists of values shared by organization members
- identity of org
Masculine vs. Feminine language
masculine: men's traditional interests
- battle plea
feminine: less common.
- giving birth to a plan
Types of Stories
corporate, personal, collegial
Corporate Stories
values, style, + organization history
- important to socialize new members into org. culture
Personal Stories
how people see themselves and want to be seen
Collegial Stories
,accounts of other members of the organization
- tells us what to expect from others
Values + Identity (ORG)
verbal + nonverbal practices that express org. cultures
Rite
planned activities that bring together different parts of cultural ideology to a single even
Blaming/Enhancement/Renewal Rites
Blaming: firings/demotions
Enhancement: praise individual teams for promoting goals
Renewal: revillite + modernize orgs
Rituals
formal comm that occur regularly. everyone is familiar. ideas are repeated unlike rites
Personal Rituals
routine behaviors that individuals use to express their org. identities
Social Rituals
standardized performance that affirm relationships between org. members
Task Rituals
reacted activities that help members of an org. to preform their job
Rules
Patterned ways of interacting. Persient in org. can be formal and informal
Policies
Formal statement of practice that reflects and upholds an organization culture
- larger society which org is in
, Digital Media and Org. Comm
- increase productivity and efficency
- tech can increase org flexibility
- digital media enlarges range of professional contacts
- impact of cmc on workplace is not benefical
Structure
organized relationships + interactions among organization members
- roles, policies, comm network
What is social network analysis used for?
Social networks help us understand how everything is connected.
Network Science
- connections/relations matter
- networks create assymettry
- networks have no agency but activate mechanisms and ternate emerging
phenomenon
Connections + Relations
Can't infer the collective's performance from average performance of each component
of the collective.
ex) ants handling problems through collaboration
Networks create asymmetries
Info flow in social networks is not equal to individual networks
Social Psych