Question 1

Compare managerial control with codetermination.

Accepted Answer

Managerial control and codetermination a

Question 2

Deetz believes that there is no legitimate basis for privileging one group of stakeholders over another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The communication model is a view that communication is merely a conduit for the transmission of information about the real world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Consider an organization whose culture is known to you (your college or university, for example). Do the organization's managers/leaders/administrators practice discursive disclosure? What kinds of systematically distorted communication result?

Accepted Answer

As a student at a university, I have obs

Question 5

According to Deetz, the process by which all stakeholders in an organization negotiate power and openly reach collaborative decisions is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attentive constructionism 
B)  discursive closure 
C)  corporate democracy 
D)  generative democracy 
A)  attentive constructionism 
B)  discursive closure 
C)  corporate democracy 
D)  generative democracy

Question 6

Assuming the role of Stanley Deetz, write a response to Griffin's critique of the critical theory of communication in organizations.

Accepted Answer

Dear Griffin,

Thank you for your though

Question 7

Deetz' communication model emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Shannon and Weaver's theory that communication is the transmission of information. 
B)  language's role in shaping social reality. 
C)  gender and ethnic aspects of managerialism. 
D)  nonverbal elements of corporate culture. 
A)  Shannon and Weaver's theory that communication is the transmission of information. 
B)  language's role in shaping social reality. 
C)  gender and ethnic aspects of managerialism. 
D)  nonverbal elements of corporate culture.

Question 8

Focusing particularly on issues of communication, describe the major strengths and weaknesses of Deetz' concept of participation.

Accepted Answer

Deetz' concept of participation has seve

Question 9

Based on your experience of corporate America, how realistic is Deetz' critical theory of organizational communication?

Accepted Answer

Deetz' critical theory of organizational

Question 10

Managerialism promotes workers' unwitting consent through a process of ________.

Accepted Answer

systematic

Question 11

Deetz' critical theory of communication:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizes the structure of corporate culture. 
B)  requires that researchers observe, but not influence, the corporations they study. 
C)  suggests that belief will follow behavior. 
D)  seeks to balance corporate and human interests. 
A)  emphasizes the structure of corporate culture. 
B)  requires that researchers observe, but not influence, the corporations they study. 
C)  suggests that belief will follow behavior. 
D)  seeks to balance corporate and human interests.

Question 12

The process through which a corporation suppresses potential conflict is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  managerialism. 
B)  corporate colonization. 
C)  discursive closure. 
D)  consent. 
A)  managerialism. 
B)  corporate colonization. 
C)  discursive closure. 
D)  consent.

Question 13

How might Deetz interpret the dime-on-the-wall ritual in Dixie's classified advertising department described in the previous chapter? In general, how might Deetz respond to Pacanowsky's approach to corporate culture? How might Pacanowsky (and Geertz) respond to him?

Accepted Answer

Deetz might interpret the dime-on-the-wa

Question 14

Through the process of consent, employees of a corporation:

Accepted Answer

A)  reach the highest level of fulfillment. 
B)  are forced to follow the company's dictates or quit. 
C)  speak their minds openly, but do not participate in decision making. 
D)  accomplish the interests of management in the faulty attempt to fulfill their own interests. 
A)  reach the highest level of fulfillment. 
B)  are forced to follow the company's dictates or quit. 
C)  speak their minds openly, but do not participate in decision making. 
D)  accomplish the interests of management in the faulty attempt to fulfill their own interests.

Exam 21: Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations

Compare managerial control with codetermination.

Deetz believes that there is no legitimate basis for privileging one group of stakeholders over another.

The communication model is a view that communication is merely a conduit for the transmission of information about the real world.

Consider an organization whose culture is known to you (your college or university, for example). Do the organization's managers/leaders/administrators practice discursive disclosure? What kinds of systematically distorted communication result?

According to Deetz, the process by which all stakeholders in an organization negotiate power and openly reach collaborative decisions is called ________.

Assuming the role of Stanley Deetz, write a response to Griffin's critique of the critical theory of communication in organizations.

Deetz' communication model emphasizes:

Focusing particularly on issues of communication, describe the major strengths and weaknesses of Deetz' concept of participation.

Based on your experience of corporate America, how realistic is Deetz' critical theory of organizational communication?

Managerialism promotes workers' unwitting consent through a process of ________.

Deetz' critical theory of communication:

The process through which a corporation suppresses potential conflict is called:

How might Deetz interpret the dime-on-the-wall ritual in Dixie's classified advertising department described in the previous chapter? In general, how might Deetz respond to Pacanowsky's approach to corporate culture? How might Pacanowsky (and Geertz) respond to him?

Through the process of consent, employees of a corporation:

Launching Your Study of Communication Theory

Talk About Theory

Weighing the Words

Mapping the Territory Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory

Symbolic Interactionism

Coordinated Management of Meaning Cmm

Expectancy Violations Theory

Social Penetration Theory

Uncertainty Reduction Theory

Social Information Processing Theory

Relational Dialectics Theory

Communication Privacy Management Theory

Media Multiplexity Theory

Social Judgment Theory

Elaboration Likelihood Model

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making

Symbolic Convergence Theory

Cultural Approach to Organizations

Communicative Constitution of Organizations

The Rhetoric

Dramatism

Narrative Paradigm

Media Ecology

Semiotics

Cultural Studies

Uses and Gratifications

Cultivation Theory

Agenda-Setting Theory

Genderlect Styles

Standpoint Theory

Muted Group Theory

Communication Accommodation Theory

Face-Negotiation Theory

CC-Cultural Theory

Common Threads in Comm Theories

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