Business Communications Exam #1
Angela Lum September 21, 2012
BUSI 2304 Exam #1
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Essay Questions
Essay Questions
51. The five trends affecting us in today’s dynamic workplace are: Heightened Global Competition, Flattened Management Hierarchies, Expanded Team-Based Management, Innovative Communication Technologies, and “Anytime, Anywhere”/Non-Territorial Offices. Global Competition requires constant communication to stay one step ahead of your competitors. Flattened Management has eliminated some of the middle line managers and has forced top level management to communicate with employees that may possess certain language barriers. This trend has required all employees be skilled at all types of communication; written and oral. Expanded Team-Based Management has forced employees to share knowledge and information. This requires successful communication skills as said before as well as a lot of patience. Communication Technologies are ever changing. Luckily, my generation has grown up in this technological environment. The “Baby Boomers” or my parent’s generation weren’t so lucky and continue to struggle to stay adjusted to the fast paced changes. Technology will be an ongoing, constant challenge of staying abreast, if you miss one step or innovation, you’ll be obsolete. Anytime, anywhere offices make work a little more fun!! It does pose the challenge of maintaining constant contact with your office for matters of inventory, messages, as well as
BUSI 2304 Exam #1
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Essay Questions
Essay Questions
51. The five trends affecting us in today’s dynamic workplace are: Heightened Global Competition, Flattened Management Hierarchies, Expanded Team-Based Management, Innovative Communication Technologies, and “Anytime, Anywhere”/Non-Territorial Offices. Global Competition requires constant communication to stay one step ahead of your competitors. Flattened Management has eliminated some of the middle line managers and has forced top level management to communicate with employees that may possess certain language barriers. This trend has required all employees be skilled at all types of communication; written and oral. Expanded Team-Based Management has forced employees to share knowledge and information. This requires successful communication skills as said before as well as a lot of patience. Communication Technologies are ever changing. Luckily, my generation has grown up in this technological environment. The “Baby Boomers” or my parent’s generation weren’t so lucky and continue to struggle to stay adjusted to the fast paced changes. Technology will be an ongoing, constant challenge of staying abreast, if you miss one step or innovation, you’ll be obsolete. Anytime, anywhere offices make work a little more fun!! It does pose the challenge of maintaining constant contact with your office for matters of inventory, messages, as well as