13642Gender is not just a woman’s issue, and due to the nature of communicating gender at work, it is one that is complicated. Gender issues connotate power, control, and relationship management. After reviewing Chapter 8, find one news article about a power and gender issue within...
13636Power is very much a part of daily organizational life. Organizations spend a great deal of time and money getting employees to identify with organizational beliefs, values, and goals. Rather than simply telling employees to do something (one-dimensional view) or limiting opportunities for expressing alternative...
13634Respond or elaborate on the response below: Sephora is a global beauty retailer that offers a wide range of makeup, skincare, haircare, fragrance, and other beauty products. It was founded in France in 1970 and is now owned by the luxury group LVMH. Sephora operates thousands...
13633From the cultural perspective, organizations are systems of beliefs, values, and taken-for-granted norms that guide everyday behavior. The lens of culture enables us to focus on the ways in which people communicatively construct systems of meaning that shape and embody these beliefs and values. For this...
13625Respond or elaborate on the response below: The organization I work in is a medical device/service company. We provide medical devices and operate them in operating rooms and surgical settings. The way we communicate is through text messages, emails, our service application and our HRIS system...
13624Respond or elaborate on the response below: In my daily life, I am part of the United States Air Force, where I currently serve as an instructor supervisor. From a systems perspective, the Air Force functions as a large, dynamic system made up of interconnected...
13619Purpose: The concept of diversity has long been a hot-button topic and concept that people are aware of in a general sense. At its core, diversity highlights complexities of the relationships between differences and organizational communication. Difference is communicatively constructed; this occurs through the development of...
13618Respond or elaborate on the response below: I have never worked in a Fordism style organization. After learning more about Fordism, which “is generally understood not only as the emergence and dominance of the large-scale, mass-production organization but also as the development of a whole set...
13617Respond or elaborate on the response below: I’ve never worked in a Fordist organization, but I’ve felt its shadow. The push for efficiency, the pressure to perform, and the silence around emotional exhaustion are everywhere. Fordism, with its obsession over productivity and rational control, may have...