Week 7 #2

In chapter 20 mentions " consent" that is " the process by which employees actively, though unknowingly, accomplish managerial interests in a faulty attempt to fulfill their own." ( Griffin, E, 2008). ( P 266). I have the same feelings as the example of Lynn in P 266-267. When I was a child, my father usually worked overtime everyday. He didn`t take care of me and played with me much. My mother took care of the whole family. My father loved his company because he thought that he had more power in his workplace. He was poud of his power and communicated with other co-workers with the power in the workplace. When he went home, he didn`t feel the same power at home. Therefore, companies have a lot of power to keep their emplyees spending their times and interest in the companies.

Week 7 #1

In chapter 19, Geertz states that culture is that " webs of significance; systems of share meaning." ( Griffin,E), ( P 251). Also, Griffin, E mentions that Japan`s industrial output has more cultural value than technology. When people walk in any Japanese company, people can feel strong Japanese cultural value mix into the workplace. One time, I went to Japan to visit my friend`s company. Manager of every department was the king of the department. Every worker had to listen to and follow the manager`s orders. When the workers were rebuked by the manager; they only said yes whatever the manager was right or wrong. Also, the manager was always the first one to leave the department to have lunch or go home; and then the workers could leave. In Japanese culture, wife has to follow her husband`s orders, children must follow their parents` orders, and youths have to listen to seniors. They put their culture into the workplaces whatever people like or dislike.

Week 6 #3

In chapter 18 states how and why interaction is important in group decision making. Interaction is that " intentional acts of group members who are aware of what they are doing." ( Griffin,E), ( P239). In the group discussion, every member might have difference ideas to the group project; members need to talk to the whole group and let others understand the ideas. After the memebers understand the ideas, they will try the ideas they feel comfortable with to make decision. If the memeber doesn`t tell their own ideas, others won`t understand his/her ideas; and they will just stay their own ideas. In this case, they can`t make group decision because everyone has his/her own decision and not group decision. So, making group decision can`t be without interaction.

Week #6 #2

In chapter 18 mentions about "Rule" that is " propositions that indicate how things ought to be done or what is good or bad; recipes for actions." ( Griffin, E.) ( P 240). Rule is important for group decision making ; and it teaches every member in the group what is good or bad, and what he/ she can do or can`t do. It controls the members` behaviors during group activities; it helps the members to achieve their goals. If everybody in the group doesn`t follow the rule, he/she won`t achieve with the goals of the group. If someone in the group breaks the rule, the group will be affected directly. The goals of the group will postpone to achieve. The rule is a necessary element to guide the group activities and decision making.

Week6 #1

In chapter 17,Hirokawa states that goal setting is important for group activities and decision making. In the chapter, " goal setting" is that " establishing criteria by which to judge proposed solutions." ( Griffin, E. ) ( P 224). In a group , if every member in the group understands the goal of the group, he/she will try to achieve the goal. Also, the goal can make the group more successful. If the group doesn`t set a goal, members of group don`t know what they try to accomplish, feel that they have nothing to do with the group, and are tired to attend the group activities. In this case, the group is failed. I`m so lucky never have a group like that. Does someone have the experience of group failure beause of no goal setting?

Week 5 #3

In chapter 13, Watzlawick mentions " content" which is " the report part of a message, what is said verbally. " and " relationship " that is " the command part of the message; how it`s said nonverbally," ( P 172). If there is no content, there is no relationship. For example, my husband and his older brother had some kind of misunderstand 10 years ago. After that, they didn`t meet and talk to each other. Now, my husband understands that he made a mistake in 10 years ago; and he likes to call his older brother to say sorry. But, when he called his brother, he found out that his brother moved out to another state; he can`t find the brother. They haven`t contacted for ten years, haven`t known how they were and where they lived. They have been strangers even though they are brothers. Therefore, there is no content between epople, there is no relationship even though they are in the same family. Two days ago, his sister called my husband and gave the brother`s phone number to him. Yesterday, my husband called his brother, they talked on the phone about four hours about the happen 10 years ago, how they were in the 10 years, and how their families were. After the call, my husband said that he understood more his brother than 10 years ago, and didn`t understand why he didn`t call his brother within 10 years. They are still brothers and try to become the best friends. They lost their relationship about 10 years; they are very thankful to have the relationship back to their life. So, content and relationship are related to each other.

Week 5 #2

In chapter 12 mentions that " for without dialogue, there is no relationship." It`s a very good piont to talk about communication. In the first month of my son`s new school, I didn`t know anyone in his school. I was alone. But, in some day of the second month, a mother of a first grader talked to me while we were waiting for the kids dismissing from school. At the beginning, we just talked some simple things about the school; later, we found that we had a lot of similarities from each other.Half years later, we went shopping together. Now , she `s one of my best friends. Our relationship began with only simple dialogue. On the other hand, my husband and his brother had some kind of misundersatnding 10 years ago. They haven`t met and talked together. Now, my husband doesn`t know how his brother is, where he lives, and how his family is. Even though they are brothers, they haven`t had relationship from each other because they didn`t have dialogue between them.