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COM 295 Week 1 Knowledge Check Study Guide Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/com-295-new/com- 295-week-1-knowledge-check-study-guide/ Or Visit www.hwcampus.com 1.As part of an effort to hire younger workers, a multinational organization assures applicants that they will get to visit its offices in other countries and work with the employees there. However, only two out of every nine workers actually get selected for such projects. What moral dilemma best fits this scenario? 2. Hester's organization has put her in charge of setting up their first office in a different country. She hires a construction firm to oversee the building operations. A project manager at the firm tells her that the building work is “almost complete,” but when Hester goes in person a week later she finds that work hasn't even begun. What moral dilemma best describes this situation? 3. Which of the following could lead to an ethical dilemma as a result of a cosmetic half-truth? 4.

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COM 295 Week 1 Knowledge Check Study GuideClick Link Below To Buy:http://hwcampus.com/shop/com-295-new/com-295-week-1-knowledge-check-study-guide/ Or Visit www.hwcampus.com1.As part of an effort to hire younger workers, a multinational organization assuresapplicants that they will get to visit its offices in other countries and work with theemployees there. However, only two out of every nine workers actually get selected forsuch projects. What moral dilemma best fits this scenario?2.Hester's organization has put her in charge of setting up their first office in a differentcountry. She hires a construction firm to oversee the building operations. A projectmanager at the firm tells her that the building work is “almost complete,” but when Hestergoes in person a week later she finds that work hasn't even begun. What moral dilemmabest describes this situation?3.Which of the following could lead to an ethical dilemma as a result of a cosmetichalf-truth?4.Dave is a member of the talent acquisition team at a pharmaceutical company. He almostalways follows official guidelines when communicating in a professional capacity.However, he recently wrote an “off the record” letter to an applicant mentioning that whilehis credentials were excellent, he could not be offered employment as Dave’s next hireneeded to fulfill certain diversity requirements. Can the company be held legallyaccountable in this instance? Why or why not?5.Which act led to managers asking employees to grant signed permission before revealingconfidential information?6.Gabriel's job involves overseeing business correspondence between his company andvarious governmental agencies. The passage of a certain act made this correspondenceavailable for public scrutiny, and so Gabriel must ensure that all communication satisfiesgovernment requirements without divulging valuable company secrets. Which of thefollowing acts made this correspondence available to the public?7. Which of the following terms refers to a shared system of symbols, beliefs, attitudes,values, expectations, and norms for behavior?8.Juan, an anthropologist studying the lives of tribes in a remote forest region, notices thatthe people of a particular tribe are afraid of outsiders, and they avoid contact withneighboring tribes and civilizations. The attitude of the tribe can be described as _____.9.Gina’s organization is headquartered in a country which has a low-context culture. Theproject she is working on requires her to spend a few months in a country with apredominantly high-context culture. What will Gina learn about the communication style ofhigh-context cultures once she interacts with her colleagues there?10.In the context of intercultural business communication, why is it important to becomeaware of your own biases?11.What information on U.S. business culture would you give to an employee who recentlymoved to your local office?12.What is the process in which a translator encodes a message into another language andthen a different translator retranslates the same message into the original language?13.Gillystone Inc. has employees in branches across the United States. The company wantsto create a common site for information about all the projects its employees tackle, thesolutions they offer, and the results of these solutions over time. Employees will be required to update the site frequently by themselves, adding their observations andexperiences. Which of the following technologies is the best option for both Gillystone andits employees?14.What is the process of obtaining ideas, solutions, and insights to organizational issuesfrom groups of people from inside as well as outside an organization known as?15.Pelican Toys has distributors throughout the United States. At present, the companykeeps in contact with its distributors through telephone and email, communicatingconf

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COM 295 Week 1 Knowledge Check Study GuideClick Link Below To Buy:http://hwcampu!com/hop/com"295"new/com"295"week"1"knowledge"check"tudy"guide/ Or Visit www.hwcampus.com1.As part of an efort to hire younger workers, a multinational organization assuresapplicants that they will get to visit its ofces in other countries and work with theemployees there. owever, only two out of every nine workers actually get selectedforsuch pro!ects. "hat moral dilemma #est $ts this scenario%&.ester's organization has put her in charge of setting up their $rst ofce in a diferentcountry. (he hires a construction $rm to oversee the #uilding operations. A pro!ectmanager at the $rm tells her that the #uilding work is )almost complete,* #ut when estergoes in person a week later she $nds that work hasn't even #egun. "hat moral dilemma#est descri#es this situation%+."hich of the following could lead to an ethical dilemma as a result of a cosmetichalf,truth%-..ave is a mem#er of the talent ac/uisition team at a pharmaceutical company. e almostalways follows ofcial guidelines when communicating in a professional capacity.owever, he recently wrote an )of the record* letter to an applicant mentioning that whilehis credentials were e0cellent, he could not #e ofered employment as .ave1s ne0t hireneeded to ful$ll certain diversity re/uirements. 2an the company #e held legallyaccounta#le in this instance% "hy or why not%3."hich act led to managers asking employees to grant signed permission #efore revealingcon$dential information%4.5a#riel's !o# involves overseeing #usiness correspondence #etween his company andvarious governmental agencies. 6he passage of a certain act made this correspondenceavaila#le for pu#lic scrutiny, and so 5a#riel must ensure that all communication satis$esgovernment re/uirements without divulging valua#le company secrets. "hich of thefollowing acts made this correspondence availa#le to the pu#lic%7. "hich of the following terms refers to a shared system of sym#ols, #eliefs, attitudes,values, e0pectations, and norms for #ehavior%8.9uan, an anthropologist studying the lives of tri#es in a remote forest region, notices thatthe people of a particular tri#e are afraid of outsiders, and they avoid contact withneigh#oring tri#es and civilizations. 6he attitude of the tri#e can #e descri#ed as :::::.;.5ina1s organization is head/uartered in a country which has a low,conte0t culture.6hepro!ect she is working on re/uires her to spend a few months in a country with apredominantly high,conte0t culture. "hat will 5ina learn a#out the communication style ofhigh,conte0t cultures once she interacts with her colleagues there%1nited (tates. 6he company wantsto create a common site for information a#out all the pro!ects its employees tackle, thesolutions they ofer, and the results of these solutions over time. ?mployees will #e re/uired to update the site fre/uently #y themselves, adding their o#servations ande0periences. "hich of the following technologies is the #est option for #oth 5illystone andits employees%1-."hat is the process of o#taining ideas, solutions, and insights to organizational issuesfrom groups of people from inside as well as outside an organization known as%13.@elican 6oys has distri#utors throughout the >nited (tates. At present, the companykeeps in contact with its distri#utors through telephone and email, communicatingcon$dential information a#out new products and prices. .istri#utors contact @elicanhead/uarters to communicate their /ueries. @elican wants to upgrade to a secure online system through which distri#utors can access information from the company andcommunicate their /ueries or complaints as /uickly as possi#le. "hich of the followingmethods is most suited for this purpose%14.Once a receiver receives a message, he understands the idea communicated #y themessage through a process known as17, "ho among the following people is at the transmission stage of the communicationprocess%18,.ave edits a travel #log. Aachel, one of the contri#utors, has written a su#standard articlefor the #log, and .ave has to give her feed#ack to help her improve the piece. "hich ofthe following is the most constructive way to ofer feed#ack%1;.Aman, a technical manager at (oo Bin 6echnologies, has recently started working with anew team. One of his team mem#ers sends him an urgent message on the company1sinstant messaging client. owever, Aman1s computer has a num#er of diferentapplications running, and he doesn1t notice the message until the ne0t morning. "hich#arrier to communication is demonstrated in this scenario%&nipa01s new marketingstrategy. A month into implementation, market research reveals that the strategy is largelyinefective. 6hough others in the company want to change the strategy, Ceanne insists onretaining it, saying that the market research data does not reveal anything a#out themarketing strategy. "hich #arrier to communication is Ceanne likely to #e e0periencing% &1.=dentify the instance in which a $lter #locks or distorts a message #efore it reaches therecipient.