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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Management of the Multicultural Workforce
MGMT 427
August 21, 2016

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3.3 - End of Module Review
1. Video conferences are still relatively uncommon, but they are becoming more
accessible and useful for distance meetings. Describe Anthropologist Susan Squires
research on employee attitudes toward and use of videoconferencing. Present your attitude.
In the text, Ferraro & Briody (2016), describe survey that was conducted by
Anthropologist Susan Squires where participants were asked about different video technologies.
While most of the participants in the survey said that they favored video conferencing
technologies the actual data that was observed was different. When many of the participants used
the video conferencing they would turn off the camera or remove the video window from their
computer screens. Many of the participants indicated that they were not comfortable being on
camera because whoever was on the other side could see the conditions where they worked then
others expressed concerns over etiquette, privacy, and security (p. 93).
As for my own attitude towards video conferencing it can go both ways. I think that the
technology is important and can lead to better communication for both parties involved. I have
used video conferencing for personal uses in the past and some with EagleVision, but never
professionally, though I have been in many conference calls. I have been in areas where video
conferences take place and have noted that it seems to be a very sterile environment where there
are few distractions for anyone who is looking on a computer screen. It would make me nervous