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Scenario: Kay, the finance manager at a large company faces a dilemma. Robert, who is one of the Accounts Directors and a union member, has requested an 8 percent raise for his work unit. His request is based on recent finance reports showing that his department has substantially contributed to a 15 percent profit increaseContinue reading “Case Study -Pay negotiations”

What is stereotypes? There is no shortage of common cultural assumptions about social groups, ranging from “girls fail in maths” and “men are so ignorant” to “he gets a bit senile with age” or “black people failing in college.” At some point you have probably heard most of these cases. Stereotypes are, in essence, veryContinue reading “Stereotypes”

Introduction The concept of Johari windows is used to enhance the understanding of the person about others. This model is based on two ideas: trust can be gained through knowledge and feedback on others about you. Each individual has four quadrants or window panels to represent the Johari model. Each window shows personal information, feelings,Continue reading “Johari Window Model”

Concept The communication model Shannon and Weaver consists of six concepts: sender, encoder, wave, decoder, receiver, noise. The sender relates to the data source, which codes and sends the message via a sender. The recipient then decodes and receives the message. The nature of physical stimuli (noise) influences how easily the message is conveyed. TheContinue reading “Shannon and Weaver’s model”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Hi, My name is Shijie, I come from China, I have lived in Singapore for over 6 years. I am from BBIS, UOW, and graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic. I am currently working on my FYP project, so I will be busy on most of theContinue reading “Introduction”