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Question
According to the text, which of the following is the main reason that researchers are not doing a better job of studying organizational communication from a systems approach?
A) Insufficient statistics training
B) The changing nature of systems
C) The concept of equifinality
D) Insufficient research support
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A) True
B) False
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A) as communicators.
B) empathically.
C) with humility.
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A) analyze communication situations.
B) focus only on our own communication objectives.
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A) True
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A) True
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A) Birth
B) Childhood
C) Adolescence
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C) finding out if a similar product or service has ever failed.
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A) Dystopian view
B) Utopian view
C) Contingent view
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A) Highly reliable organizations
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A) highly reliable organizations.
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C) turbulent organizations.
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A) groupthink.
B) collaboration.
C) involvement.
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B) defining themselves as "family CEOs."
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A) Identity and difference as features of the organization that influence members
B) Identity and difference as organizational practices and performances
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A) True
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A) True
B) False
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Critical theorizing actively questions the status quo.
A) True
B) False