Deck 4: Organizational Communication: Values and Ethical Communication Behaviors

Question 1

The ethics of organizational communication are influenced by

A)individual value systems.
B)organizational value systems and cultures.
C)the standards of a given profession.
D)all of these.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of these are Howe,Howe,and Mindell work value dimensions?

A)locus of control,self-esteem,tolerance of ambiguity
B)a world at peace,inner harmony,mature love
C)political power influence and domination
D)forgiving,helpful,logical

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Ethics are

A)values.
B)standards of evaluation for behaviors.
C)behaviors of others.
D)measures of importance.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Values are

A)guidelines for behavior.
B)subjective.
C)organized systems of attitudes.
D)both subjective and organized systems of attitudes.
E)all of these.

Question 5

The Wallace guidelines for ethical communication behavior include

A)the habit of search.
B)the habit of justice.
C)the habit of public versus private motivations.
D)the habit of respect for dissent.
E)all of these.

Question 6

The Rokeach concept of terminal values includes which of these?

A)a comfortable life,self-respect
B)ambitious,courageous
C)theoretical and economic
D)locus of control
E)social judgment

Question 7

Artistic,harmony and form refer to what type of value orientation?

A)theoretical
B)economic
C)aesthetic
D)social
E)political

Question 8

The values of having comfort,excitement,or a world at peace are examples of __________ values as described by Rokeach.

A)terminal
B)instrumental
C)prognosis
D)exemplary

Question 9

Formal codes of ethics,such as those that guide the medical and legal professions,

A)are common in the communication professions.
B)exist for journalists.
C)are unnecessary in the communication professions.
D)are proposed as guidelines rather than formal codes.
E)two of these.

Question 10

A job applicant who wants financial security may well take a lower salary offer with a well-established company over a higher-paying
offer from a new high-risk venture.This is an example of

A)prudence.
B)foolishness.
C)values.
D)none of these
E)we cannot know.

Question 11

Truth,rationale,order,and knowledge are what type of value orientations?

A)political
B)social
C)aesthetic
D)economic
E)theoretical