COM 138 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Organizational Communication, Garding, Social Constructionism
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Upward distortion: hesitancy of subordinates to communicate negative news up the chain of command and their tendency to distort such news to place it in a more positive light, explanations for upward distortion, subordinates may think that if they communicate negative news to the supervisor, they will be held personally responsible for it, if the negative news is related to the superior"s performance in some way it might be interpreted as criticism of the superior. Factors associated with lmx relationship development: employee ability and personality: the more competenet the employed, the more likely she he will develop a high quality lmx relationship, supervisor ability and personality: the more competent the supervisor in general, and especially in training and assisting employee"s, the higher quality the relationships, employee"s personality: the higher the employee"s internal locus of control, the higher quality the relationship.
