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Organizational Behavior- Ch11
chapt 11
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Business
Undergraduate 3
04/07/2010

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communication
Definition
The process by which information is transmitted and understood between two or more people.
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emotional contagion
Definition
The automatic and unconscious tendency to mimic and synchronies one’s own nonverbal behaviors with those of other people.
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flaming
Definition
The act of sending an emotionally charged electronic mail message to others.
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grapevine
Definition
An unstructured and informal communication network founded on social relationships rather than organizational charts or job descriptions.
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information overload
Definition
A condition in which the volume of information received exceeds the person’s capacity to process it.
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jargon
Definition
The technical language and acronyms as well as recognized words with specialized meanings in specific organizations or groups.
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management by walking around (MBWA)
Definition
A communication practice in which executives get out of their offices and learn from others in the organization through face-to-face dialogue.
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media richness
Definition
The data-carrying capacity of a communication medium, including the volume and variety of information it can transmit.
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