comm 305 Lu tang spring 2026

the accumulated shared meaning of a group as it solves its problems of external adaptation and internal organization

organizational culture

culture exists on how many levels

3

see and hear in an organization is it values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions

artifacts

office layout, dress, how meetings are conducted is it values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions

artifacts

shared meaning, people think its important is it values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions

values

R.E.L.L.I.S is it an example of TAMU's values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions

values

artifacts: are they the tree roots, trunk or leaves

leaves

values: are they the tree roots, trunk or leaves

trunk

core beliefs and assumptions: are they the tree roots, trunk or leaves

roots

fundamental beliefs about who the organization is, assumed but don't discuss (on the most basic and fundamental level is it values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions

core beliefs/assumptions

TAMU is a big public school/land grant university is it an example of our values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions

core beliefs/assumptions

is the following examples of TAMU values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions: aggie ring, century tree, kyle field

artifacts

is the following examples of TAMU values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions: enthusiastic, dedicated, respect, hardworking

values

is the following examples of TAMU values, artifacts or core beliefs/assumptions: sense of community

core beliefs/assumptions

what is a form of control

identification

process by which we are socialized into an organization

organizational assimilation

how did we become apart of this organization

organizational assimilation

how many stages of organizational assimilation are there

5

is the following example of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: when we were young and said what we wanted to be when we grew up

vocational anticipatory socialization

is the following definition of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: the base stage of learning about the organization or job

vocational anticipatory socialization

is the following example of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: when you are young and learning about the job/organization

anticipatory socialization

is the following definition of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: before you start working somewhere you actively seek out information about the place or organization and you go deeper into learning about the place

anticipatory socialization

is the following example of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: your first semester at a&m or first month at a new job

encounter

is the following definition of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: your first interactions with the organization where you really learn what its about

encounter

is the following example of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: when you are at A&M and you start saying howdy (adopting what the organization does)

metamorphosis

is the following definition of encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization: it means you change and has two outcomes

metamorphosis

the following change actively change from an outsider to an insider is apart of which stage: encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization

metamorphosis

the following change you cant accept what the organization is so you choose to stay an outsider is apart of which stage: encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization:

metamorphosis

actively change from an outsider to an insider or you can't accept what the organization is so you choose to stay an outsider are both outcomes of

metamorphosis

you leave an organization

exit

the sense of oneness with or belongingness to an organization

identification

when individuals experience this they define themselves in terms of the organization

identification

when does identification happen the most: encounter, anticipatory socialization, metamorphosis or vocational anticipatory socialization

metamorphosis

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: direct and authoritarian exertion of power

simple

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: do this or you will get fired or you can leave early if you finish this project

simple

used in smaller companies and provides civil order

simple control

can only control a small amount of people, mother tells child to clean room, boss tells employee he has till EOD for project

simple control

the DMV is an example of what type of control

bureaucratic

every department has a standard curriculum to graduate, standard way to manage

bureaucratic

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: having an employee handbook with rules

bureaucratic

university, church, student org, government all can fall into

simple control

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: when the organization gets bigger you need more than one person to control everyone

simple

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: control through technology used in organizations, less personal

technological

can control a lot of people, machine controls how fast people work

assembly line

controlled through computers, ai tracking work ethic and firing employees

it technology

which type of control would have an assembly line or IT technology

technological

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: instead of being given orders from a person technology controls people

technological

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: control through a system of rules and standard operating procedures that shape the behaviors of individuals

bureaucratic

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: when you are governing an organization/group of people using rules to control the population, it is a way to make things fair

bureaucratic

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: based on merit, allows org or cooperations to become very big, and treats everyone the same but not is flexible

bureaucratic

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: control based on shared values within the organization

unobtrusive

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: believing in the mission of the organization

unobtrusive

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: identification is core to this type of control, control through values

unobtrusive

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: they want you to send your kids here and give money back

unobtrusive

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: when members of a group rewards and punish each other for conformity to group values

concertive

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: shun someone in the group that doesn't do things right

concertive

most common in flat organizations

concertive

is the following a component of simple, technological, bureaucratic, unobtrusive or concertive control: team based/ team members control each other

concertive

the 5 types of control helps us understand how an organization is

controlled/run

heavy exposure to tv may eventually make the televised images appear to be authentic state of human affairs, humans can self reflect, we learn our behaviors mostly through observational learning are the

social cognitive theory assumptions

when you turn on the tv, you choose to pay attention to certain aspects is this attention, retention, reproduction or motivation

attention

be able to mentally memorize what people did is this attention, retention, reproduction or motivation

retention

am i willing to do it/have the drive to do something is this attention, retention, reproduction or motivation

motivation

reproducing the behavior is this attention, retention, reproduction or motivation

reproduction

is the following direct,vicarious or self produced motivation: being direclty rewarded or punished for a behavior

direct

is the following direct,vicarious or self produced motivation: getting paid after working

direct

is the following direct,vicarious or self produced motivation: watch others engage and decide to interact based off of what they did

vicarious

is the following direct,vicarious or self produced motivation: less likely to commit a crime knowing the bad guy will get caught

vicarious

is the following direct,vicarious or self produced motivation: i will do the action knowing there is no reward or punishment

self produced

is the following direct,vicarious or self produced motivation: recycling

self produced

direct or socially motivated: watching on tv and being influenced to do something, even by celebrity

direct

direct or socially motivated: mass media changes your behavior through social networks

socially motivated

direct or socially motivated: your friend gets inspired to run the date and encourages you to

socially motivated

news media tells audiences what news to consider as important and more people would like to help when trying to understand and evaluate politics and political reality are both assumptions of the

agenda setting theory

news media have an agenda and tells us what news to consider as important, peoples need for orientation influences the extent to which agenda setting works are apart of what level of agenda setting

level one

media tells us what to think about

first level agenda setting

political and chronical social issues are issues most effected by

fiest level agenda setting

if you have no idea what is going on in the news do you need more or less orientation

more

media tells us how to think about a certain issue

second level agenda setting

framing the news is also known as

second level agenda setting theory

what stories are chosen ( is it exclusion, selection, emphasis, elaboration)

selection

what is the focus taken ( is it exclusion, selection, emphasis, elaboration)

emphasis

what is added to beef up the story ( is it exclusion, selection, emphasis, elaboration)

elaboration

what parts of the situation are not reported ( is it exclusion, selection, emphasis, elaboration)

exclusion

known as network agenda setting

third level agenda setting

media tells us how issues and attributes are connected to eachother

third level agenda setting

does the cultivation theory change short term behaviors

no

does the cultivation theory change your perception over time

yes

tv has become central to american life and culture, tv influences audicences perceptions of social reality thereby shaping american culture in terms of how individuals reason and relate with others are both

cultivation theory assumptions

the "television world" is assessed through content analysis and what we see on TV changes our reality

cultural indicator project

watching violence on TV makes us more scared and shapes our perception of reality

mean world syndrome

were heavy TV viewers or light TV viewers more effected bt mean world syndrome

heavy

TV portrays something as being common so we see it that way

main streaming

seeing something on TV and in real life and we are more likely to trust what we see on TV

resonance

how we use technology for communication

mediated communication

often means mass media (or legacy media)

media

communication mediated by technology

mediated communication

one person to person (phone) is it interpersonal or masspersonal media

interpersonal media

one person to a bunch of people (social media) is it interpersonal or masspersonal media

masspersonal

user generated content

social media