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GUFFEY & LOEWY
Business
Communication
Process & Product
9th Edition
Dana Loewy
Business Communication Program
California State University, Fullerton
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Business Communication:
Process & Product 9e
Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey Dr. Dana Loewy
Emerita Professor of Business Business Communication Program
Los Angeles Pierce College California State University, Fullerton
m.e.guffey@cox.net dloewy@fullerton.edu
We wish you well in your course! As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions as you use the No. 1
business communication book in this country and abroad.
Cordially,
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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS & PRODUCT, 9E
This book and this course may well be the most important in your entire college
curriculum!
Why? This book and your course equip you with the skills you will most need in today’s
fast-paced information- and data-driven workplace.
Sincerity Attractive
business attire
Courtesy Appearance
Helpfulness Respect Appeal Ability to
compromise
Showing up Collegiality
prepared Tolerance
Sharing Fair treatment
Tact
of others
Delivering high-
quality work Reliability Honesty Self-control
Diligence Ethics
Dependability Truthfulness
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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS & PRODUCT, 9E
Even in more traditional offices, employees work in open-plan spaces with flexible
workstations, shared conference rooms, and boomerang-shaped desks that save space and
discourage territorial behavior while encouraging casual interactions as well as spontaneous
collaborations.
• How-To Videos. Appealing to visual learners, this edition provides about 32 short vid-
eos that explain and illustrate many Ninth Edition concepts and model documents in-
Information Flow
cluding positive, andclaim
bad-news, Media Choices
adjustment,
LEARNING
persuasive, and sales messages.
OUTCOMEThese 4
in Today’s Workplace
videos are especially helpful to distance learners who are not able to benefit from
in-class lectures. Examine critically the
internal and external
You may want to connect with friends and family for a specific reason or just for fun.
• Study Tools
However, businesspeople almost always communicate strategically—that is, purposefully,
flow of communication
in organizations through
hoping to achieve
◆ PaowerPoint
particular outcome.
Lectures. Business
Ourcommunication functions canslides
totally new PowerPoint be summa-
for the Ninth Edition re-
formal and informal
rized in three simple
viewcategories:
chapter(a)concepts
to inform,and
(b) tohighlight
persuade, and/or (c) to promote
important points goodwill.
with contemporary, colorfulthe
channels, explain
Most business messages
images,have
andone of these
just enough functions as their purpose. Informing or sharing
animation. importance of effective
information is perhaps the most common communication function in all organizations
media choices,
you to and
today. On the ◆
jobInteractive
you will have chapter
a dizzying quizzes at the
array of media to Student Companion
help you share Website
information and enable test
your knowledge of concepts with immediate feedback. understand how to
stay connected both internally and externally. You will need to know which medium is most
overcome typical
suitable to accomplish your goal
◆ Flashcards. Youandcanbe able
study to with
distinguish between
existing formal and
flashcards and informal
make your barriers
own. to organizational
channels.
communication.
SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
The Networked
Trusted authorsWorkplace inand
Mary Ellen Guffey a Dana Loewy understand social and mobile! The
Hyperconnected World use of social media and communication technology in a
authors address workplace
Social mediachapter solely
and other dedicated
information to bestcoupled
technology practices
withon thehierarchies
flatter job. Because
have these
greatlyskills are fundamental
in the contemporary world of work, social media and communication
changed the way people communicate internally and externally at work. One major shift is away technology are
integrated in each chapter.
from one-sided, slow forms of communication such as hard-copy memos and letters to inter-
active, instant, less paper-based communication. Speeding up the flow of communication in
Every
organizations chapter
are e-mail, instantreflects
messagingthe
(IM),pervasive influence
texting, blogging, of communication
and interacting with social technology on
business writing. This state-of-the-art coverage makes it
media such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Figure 1.8 shows a side-by-side comparison clear that writing is more
important than ever in the digital world. Careers are made or
between the traditional one-directional business communication model and today’s hypercon- thwarted based on one’s
online digital persona.
nected, many-to-many social media communication model.
Figure 1.8 Traditional vs. Social Media Communication Between Businesses and
Customers
Customers Customers
Traditional communication is
Social media
bidirectional/ social
communication is
marketing / PR
one-directional
persistent and
from company to
transparent,
customer and
bidirectional,
customer to company,
many-to-many
one-to-many or
many-to-one
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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS & PRODUCT, 9E
• New digital model documents throughout illustrate how social media
networks are shaping today’s communication and will help you understand
professional social media applications.
• New activities, identified with the Social Media and Communication
Technology icon, reflect the preeminence of writing in the digital workplace
and prompt you to develop your professional social networking skills.
Buy personal items with your company credit card as long as you
42% 8%
pay it back
Do a little less work to compensate for cuts in benefits or pay 51% 10%
1.11 Ethical Dilemmas: Applying Tools for YOUR TASK Study the seven dilemmas appearing on page
Doing the Right Thing (L.O. 5) 28. Select four of them and apply the tools for doing the
right thing in Figure 1.15 on page 31 choosing an appro-
priate action. In a memo to your instructor or in a team
Ethics Team discussion, explain the action you would take for each
dilemma. Analyze your response to each question (Is the
As a business communicator, you may face various ethical action you are considering legal? How would you see the
dilemmas in your career. Many factors can determine your problem if you were on the opposite side? and so forth).
choice of an action to take.
Nordstrom: A Fabulous
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Shopping Experience Goes
Social
Nordstrom’s customer service is legendary. Like no other,
the upscale fashion retailer empowers its employees to
Zooming In
make their own decisions to best serve customers. Consider
the Anchorage location once accepting returned tires that the retailer doesn’t even sell. Another Critical Thinking
true story relates that an employee raced to deliver a scatterbrained customer’s forgotten baggage
to the airport prior to her departure. Both anecdotes exemplify the century-old company’s motto: to
• After reading this
case study, can you
provide a fabulous customer experience by empowering customers and the employees who serve them. put into perspective
But Nordstrom’s fabled devotion to customer service extends strategically into the virtual world to the suggestion “have
meet customers where they are. The retailer has invested heavily in technology; for example, to inte- fun and be yourself”?
grate its inventory management system with its website and the Nordstrom app—always with the clear What exactly does this
purpose to enhance the customer experience. As a result, the company’s online and offline worlds are invitation mean?
seamlessly linked, and customers can find what they want in one place. Salespeople can track customer
requests and needs online. This persistent effort to integrate digital capabilities has paid off. Nordstrom’s • Why does Nordstrom
revenue has grown by more than 50 percent in the last five years.1 Its shares have jumped 120 percent.2 allow only certain
employees to connect
A strong social media engagement is key to Nordstrom’s strategy to provide superb service and to
online with customers
drive traffic to its e-commerce site. As one of America’s most connected companies,3 it relies on crowd-
and other members of the
sourcing to learn which items to stock, and it responds rapidly to queries, in Spanish when needed. At
public?
currently 3.2 million likes, Nordstrom is a strong presence on Facebook. Pinterest, the popular online
bulletin board, is a particular success story for early-adopter Nordstrom, which currently has some 4.4 • Why do social media
million followers.4 guidelines emphasize
With such public engagement, it’s not surprising that Nordstrom has clearly defined social media ethical behavior and
use guidelines. Approved employees may connect with customers during working hours and even after ethical communication?
hours, if allowed. They are admonished to use good judgment and abide by all corporate policies. They
are told to be respectful, responsible, and ethical. Furthermore, Nordstrom’s social media policy forbids
the sharing of confidential corporate information as well as employees’ and customers’ private and per-
sonal information. Conflicts of interest are to be avoided, and compensated endorsements must be dis-
closed. The policy ends with this cheerful invitation: “Above all, remember to have fun and be yourself!”5
Nordstrom’s digital strategy is making the company highly competitive. You will learn more about
Nordstrom and be asked to complete a relevant task at the end of this chapter.
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Contents Zooming In: Nordstrom: A Fabulous Shopping
UNIT Experience Goes Social 3
1 Communication
Foundations
Communicating in the Digital World 3
The Digital Revolution and You: Tools for Success in the
21st-Century Workplace 6
How Your Education Drives Your Income 10
Trends and Challenges in the Information
Chapter 1 Age Workplace 10
Business Communication Information Flow and Media Choices in Today’s
Workplace 19
in the Digital Age 2 Ethics in the Workplace Needed More Than Ever 26
Zooming In: Your Turn: Applying Your Skills at
Nordstrom 31
Summary of Learning Outcomes 32
Critical Thinking 33
Activities 33
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Chat About It 79
Grammar and Mechanics 79
References 80
Activities 114
Test Your Etiquette IQ 119
Chat About It 119
Grammar and Mechanics 120
References 120
2 The Writing
Process in the
Philanthropy 127
Understanding the Communication Process 127
Using the 3-x-3 Writing Process as a Guide 132
Analyzing and Anticipating the Audience 135
Digital Era Using Expert Writing Techniques to Adapt to Your
Audience 138
Checklist: Adapting a Message to Its Audience 146
Chapter 4 Sharing the Writing in Teams 146
Planning Business Zooming In: Your Turn: Applying Your Skills at
TOMS 150
Messages 126 Summary of Learning Outcomes 150
Critical Thinking 151
Activities 152
Test Your Etiquette IQ 155
Chat About It 156
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Chapter 5 Zooming In: MyEvent.com Moves From Weddings to
Fundraising and Crowdsourcing 159
Organizing and Drafting Beginning With Research 159
Generating Ideas and Organizing Information 161
Business Messages 158 Composing the First Draft With Effective
Sentences 166
Developing Business Writing Techniques 169
Checklist: Drafting Effective Sentences 173
Building Well-Organized Paragraphs 174
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Zooming In: Sony Hack Signals the End of Privacy 215
UNIT Writing Digital Age E-Mail Messages and Memos 215
3 Workplace
Communication
Checklist: Professional E-Mail and Memos 222
Workplace Messaging and Texting 222
Making Podcasts and Wikis Work for Business 228
Blogging for Business 231
Social Networking for Business 236
Checklist: Using Digital Media Like a Pro 239
Zooming In: Your Turn: Applying Your
Chapter 7 Skills at Sony 239
Summary of Learning Outcomes 240
Short Workplace Messages Critical Thinking 241
Activities 242
and Digital Media 214 Test Your Etiquette IQ 248
Chat About It 248
Grammar and Mechanics 248
References 249
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Messages 273
Goodwill Messages 274
Checklist: Goodwill Messages 277
Zooming In: Your Turn: Applying Your Skills at
JetBlue 278
Summary of Learning Outcomes 279
Critical Thinking 280
Writing Improvement Exercises 281
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Activities 282
Test Your Etiquette IQ 290
Chat About It 290
Grammar and Mechanics 290
References 291
Chapter 9 Zooming In: Crises Rock the Cruise Industry and Rattle
Cruise Passengers 295
Negative Messages 294 Communicating Negative News Effectively 295
Analyzing Negative-News Strategies 299
Composing Effective Negative Messages 303
Refusing Typical Requests and Claims 309
Managing Bad News Within Organizations 319
Checklist: Conveying Negative News 324
Zooming In: Your Turn: Applying Your Skills at Royal
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Caribbean 324
Summary of Learning Outcomes 325
Critical Thinking 326
Writing Improvement Exercises 327
Activities 328
Test Your Etiquette IQ 334
Chat About It 335
Grammar and Mechanics 335
References 336
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Summary of Learning Outcomes 369
Critical Thinking 371
Activities 372
Test Your Etiquette IQ 382
Chat About It 382
Grammar and Mechanics 382
References 383
4 Reports,
Proposals, and
Applying the 3-x-3 Writing Process to Contemporary
Reports 397
Identifying Secondary Sources and Conducting Primary
Research 402
Presentations Documenting Information 412
Creating Effective Graphics 418
Zooming In: Your Turn: Applying Your Skills at
Chapter 11 Pew 424
Reporting in the Digital Summary of Learning Outcomes 425
Critical Thinking 426
Age Workplace 388 Activities 427
Test Your Etiquette IQ 432
Chat About It 433
Grammar and Mechanics 433
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References 434
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Self-Contained Report Activities 475
Test Your Etiquette IQ 480
Grammar and Mechanics 480
References 481
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Zooming In: Graduating From Classroom to
UNIT Career 565
5 Employment
Communication
Job Searching in the Digital Age 565
Developing a Job-Search Strategy Focused on the
Open Job Market 569
Unlocking the Hidden Job Market With
Networking 572
Customizing Your Résumé 576
Enhancing Your Job Search With
Chapter 15 Today’s Digital Tools 590
Checklist: Creating and Submitting a Customized
The Job Search, Résumés, Résumé 593
Cover Messages–Do They Still Matter? 594
and Cover Letters in the Creating a Customized Cover Message 595
Zooming In: Your Turn: Applying Your Skills With
Digital Age 564 Heather Huhman 601
Summary of Learning Outcomes 602
Critical Thinking 604
Activities 604
Test Your Etiquette IQ 607
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Appendixes
A Document Format Guide A-1
B Documentation Formats B-1
C Correction Symbols and Proofreading Marks C-1
D Grammar and Mechanics Guide D-1
End Matter
Key to Grammar and Mechanics Key-1
Etiquette IQ Responses R-1
Glossary (Available online only at www.cengagebrain.com)
Index I-1
Contents xix
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