COMM 335- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 17 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Limited time and attention manager can spend : supply does not meet demand. Beliefs about organizational exit are changing: economics and globalization competition, education, mobility people move a lot more than they used to, master narrative the story that you graduate, get a job, retire, etc. Turnover has impact on stayers, people who stay behind in the organization: might have to pick up slack. Periphery (the edge of networks) more likely to leave: turnover for out group is more prominent. Worries over retirement: can be planned/voluntary (2 weeks notice), or unplanned/forced (you just got fired) Ebaugh"s 4 stage model (nun example: doubts, weighing alternatives, turning point. No going back, just have to get out, because of specific events or their mindset coming to a gradual decision: ex-role. Defining oneself in terms of organizational membership: outcome of socialization, create in interaction. Values, history, initiate, team building: de-identification separating self from the organization, critical incidents events associated with change in relationship.
