Organizational Communication Ch. 5

Transcribing text into a more permanent form represents which degree of separation in the scaling up process?

3rd

Disseminating a standardized form to a broader public represents which degree of separation in the scaling up process?

6th

Membership negotiation is only relevant when a newcomer joins an organization.

False

Minutes from a meeting is the conversation end of the conversation-text self organizing loop.

False

Social constructionists argue that reality is an objective thing.

False

Very few organizational communication scholars have objected to the container metaphor, which explains how communication occurs within organizations.

False

A press secretary's job to communicate an organization's message is a clear example of ventriloquism.

True

If Heather tells others about ideas Patrick shared with her in an initial conversation she is scaling up to the 2nd degree of separation.

True

Organizing is influenced by the physical site in which it occurs.

True

Performance evaluation most likely are an example of the activity coordination flow of communication within an organization.

True

Structuration theory argues that the social world is generated through the agency of active participants

True

The concept of compassion as part of a hospital system represents an example of Big D Discourse.

True

An anesthesiologist asking about a patient's medical condition before determining the sedation strategy is an example of which of the following flows of communication?

activity coordination

Ford Motor Company's interaction with a wide range of customers is an example of which of the following flows of communication?

institutional positioning

The flow of communication most concerned with organizational identity is

institutional positioning flow

Learning about the inside language of an organization best represents crossing which boundary of membership negotiation?

knowledge

The container metaphor points out that

organizational communication occurs within the container of an organization

Emoticons are _____ used in business communication

rarely

When active participants engage in agency, they will ______ following the rules guiding interactions

sometimes

According to the Montreal School of CCO, substance and meaning represents which part of the "co-orientation" process?

text