Advanced Business Communication BAS22 Activity 8: Solutions

This document presents the solutions to the Advanced Business Communication BAS22 Activity 8 assignment, focusing on organisational, team, and meeting communication. The assignment includes multiple-choice questions addressing synchronous communication, primary research tools, Harvard referencing, team development stages, and the differences between bar and pie charts. Additionally, it provides answers to written questions concerning negative organisational cultures (silos and culture of silence), the chain of command, virtual teams (advantages and disadvantages), and the required office holders and structure of a meeting. The answers provided are based on lecture notes and readings and offer a comprehensive understanding of the topics discussed in the assignment brief.

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Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

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Multiple Choice Question
Answer 1
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Answer 2
b
Answer 3
b
Answer 4
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Answer 5
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Written question
Answer 1
Two negative cultures of an organization are- silos and culture of silence.
Silos can be described as the non-communication culture between separate divisions or
departments of any organization.

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The culture of silence can be described as the tendency of the staffs in a lower level to not
speaking out on significant issues because of the fear of the management.
Answer 2
A chain of command in an organizational communication can be defined as hierarchy of the
reporting relationships of the company. The reporting relationships are decided from the bottom
to the top of the organization in regard to who would be answering to whom. The chain of
command can be seen to be laying out the lines of authority and the decision making powers of a
company.
Answer 3
A virtual team can be defined as a work group whose individual members can be seen to be
located in widely dispersed locations. The advantages of a virtual team are-
a. savings of cost
b. increased productivity and higher profits
c. reduced time for marketing
d.newer opportunities
The Disadvantages of a virtual team are-
a. higher cost of technology
b. lack of trust and collaborations
c. social isolation

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Answer 4
Three office holders who are required for a meeting are-
a. Chairperson
b. Secretary
c. Treasurer
Nine steps of a meeting structure are-
a. Opening of the meeting
b. Apologies
c. Minutes of a previous meeting
d. Business that has arisen from the previous meeting
e. Correspondence
f. Reports
g. General Business
h. Any other business
i. Closing of the meeting.

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