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Communication Networks and Information Technology (Scenario)
Michelle has been hired as information systems manager at Prestige Furniture, a fast-growing producer of fine home furnishing products. To date, the company has successfully integrated modern production technology into its manufacturing facilities. Now, Michelle's task is to find ways to apply technologies that will improve communication and the flow of information throughout the organization.


Prestige Furniture started 10 years ago with a small group of designers and craftspeople who operated as a team. In those days, information flowed freely between all members of the team. This is most representative of which communication network?
◦ chain
◦ grapevine
◦ virtual
◦ wheel
◦ all-channel

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[codyclark]

Communication Networks and Information Technology (Scenario)
Michelle has been hired as information systems manager at Prestige Furniture, a fast-growing producer of fine home furnishing products. To date, the company has successfully integrated modern production technology into its manufacturing facilities. Now, Michelle's task is to find ways to apply technologies that will improve communication and the flow of information throughout the organization.


As the company grew, it developed a functional structure and became more mechanistic. Department managers began to insist that information be communicated vertically according to the authority structure. This is most representative of which communication network?
◦ chain
◦ all-channel
◦ grapevine
◦ virtual
◦ wheel

[meow1234]

chain

[LCritchfi]

Communication Networks and Information Technology (Scenario)
Michelle has been hired as information systems manager at Prestige Furniture, a fast-growing producer of fine home furnishing products. To date, the company has successfully integrated modern production technology into its manufacturing facilities. Now, Michelle's task is to find ways to apply technologies that will improve communication and the flow of information throughout the organization.


Michelle observed that the current office facilities were quite old and workers had their own private offices which required substantial renovations. She decided to suggest that the renovations focus on ________ in order to help employees be visible to one another and thus improve communications.
◦ installing glass walls in all offices
◦ designing a layout that would accommodate the wheel network
◦ allowing everyone to select their own work space
◦ implementing all modern communication technologies
◦ providing open workplace with few physical barriers

[Brenm]

providing open workplace with few physical barriers

[123654777]

Communication Networks and Information Technology (Scenario)
Michelle has been hired as information systems manager at Prestige Furniture, a fast-growing producer of fine home furnishing products. To date, the company has successfully integrated modern production technology into its manufacturing facilities. Now, Michelle's task is to find ways to apply technologies that will improve communication and the flow of information throughout the organization.


The vice-president of sales asks Michelle if there are any other communication tools for managers who find email to be too slow. Michelle explains that implementing ________ will significantly improve communications and employees don't have to be at their desk with their computers running.
◦ intranets
◦ voice mail
◦ electronic bulletin boards
◦ email hot lines
◦ wireless capabilities

[LegendaryAnswers]

wireless capabilities

[crazycityslicker]

Communication Networks and Information Technology (Scenario)
Michelle has been hired as information systems manager at Prestige Furniture, a fast-growing producer of fine home furnishing products. To date, the company has successfully integrated modern production technology into its manufacturing facilities. Now, Michelle's task is to find ways to apply technologies that will improve communication and the flow of information throughout the organization.


Michelle is trying to visualize what some of the future technologies used in workplaces will look like. She has noticed that some emerging patterns seem to point toward technology that could ________.
◦ require all employees to learn programming languages
◦ increase the company's power needs
◦ use robots in offices to deliver mail
◦ operate via voice commands
◦ operate via Voice over Internet Protocol

[lindahyatt42]

operate via voice commands