Strategies to effectively manage adverse news

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Please write your answers to the following questions in full sentences about 50-100 words each. You will be able to find the answers to these questions in the Negative Messages chapter of your textbook:

Question 1. Respected industry analyst Gartner Research issued a report naming social networking as one of the top ten disruptive (i.e., innovative) influences shaping information technology in the next five years. Should organizations fear websites where consumers post negative messages about products and services?

Question 2. What are some strategies to effectively manage adverse news on social networking sites and blogs?

Question 3. Living in Pickering, Lauren Bossers worked virtually by email and phone for a supply chain management software company in Winnipeg. Even though Bossers was a remote worker, she was shocked when her manager laid her off by phone. What might be some advantages to being let go remotely, if any?

Part 2: Organizational Strategies (p. 232)
Identify which organizational strategy you would use for the following messages: direct or indirect. Please provide a 2-4 sentence explanation of why you would choose direct or indirect.
a. A message from a car insurance company that it will no longer insure family members who drive the family car. Customers may expand their policies with more comprehensive coverage at a higher cost.
b. An announcement to employees that a financial specialist has cancelled a scheduled lunchtime talk and cannot reschedule.
c. An email from the manager denying an employee''s request for special parking privileges. The employee works closely with the manager on many projects.

Part 3: Applying Your Skills (p. 233)
Individually, you will write an email responding to the scenario outlined in your textbook. Use email format, but please make sure you write your actual assignment in a Word document, along with Parts 1 and 2.

Activity 9.8 Applying Your Skills: Maple Leaf Foods p. 233

For more information about the Maple Leaf Food situation, please make sure you look at pages 205 and 229 of your textbook and/or read the following news story.

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