Chapter 4: Short Answer Quiz

Please answer each of the following questions using one to three complete sentences.

Question 4.1

What lessons can organizational communication take from the physical sciences, particularly from biological systems theory?

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Question 4.2

What are some potential benefits and drawbacks associated with the concept of equifinality?

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Question 4.3

From an organizational communication perspective, what does it mean to say that a system is “open”?

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Question 4.4

What does coopetition offer to organizations and institutions that are looking for alternative ways of organizing?

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Question 4.5

How does Weick’s model of retrospective sense making improve our understanding of organizational communication?

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