MGT 521 - Week 1 - Notes

I. Discussion Question Content:

A. DQ #1:

1. Channels of Communication

a. Email

b. TM (Internal Text Messaging in Corporations)

c. Phone

1. Advantages of Email Channels

a. Quick and Easy

b. Efficient and can be sent to many people at once

c. Time differences do not matter

1. Disadvantages of Emails

a. Company information is at risk

b. Miscommunication or misunderstandings can occur

c. May not be checked right away

1. Textbook Information Quoted in Answer:

a. Organizational Behavior by (Robbins, & Judge, 2011, p. 357), makes a great example of how email can have issues with privacy concerns and things of that nature. "Neal L. Patterson, CEO at a medical software maker Cerner Corp, sends an email to his firm's 400 managers about how displeased he was with his...