× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
7
n
3
j
3
o
2
x
2
c
2
2
p
2
n
2
3
2
C
2
z
2
New Topic  
QiTian QiTian
wrote...
Posts: 506
Rep: 0 0
6 years ago
Marcela started working for a new company. At her previous work place, people were formal
  and distant in their communication.
 
  Therefore, Marcela was surprised to find that her boss,
  whom Marcela thought to be a competent individual, often pulled up a chair close to her desk
  when she was explaining company procedures. Although this violated Marcelas idea of how
  people communicate in the workplace, it did not seem to bother her and in fact she began to
  use a closer distance when communicating with her boss. Explain what Marcela experienced
  using Burgoons expectancy violations model.
  What will be an ideal response?
Read 47 times
1 Reply

Related Topics

Replies
wrote...
6 years ago
Marcela had expectations of appropriate nonverbal behavior at work. She expected
people to maintain a less personal distance when communicating. However, her boss
violated this expectation. Marcela found her boss to be a rewarding individual
because she had higher status in the work place and was a credible individual. Because
her boss was arewarding rather than a non-rewarding individual, she reciprocated
the behavior without forming a negative impression of her boss rather than correcting
the behavior.
New Topic      
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  980 People Browsing
Related Images
  
 264
  
 276
  
 130