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Download full textPutnam, Linda L. – 1981
A study was conducted to examine the ways individuals in organizations interpreted and responded to ambiguous messages. Using Karl Weick's model of organizing, investigators measured the number of rules (criteria for taking action), the number of people, and the frequencies of message categories generated in two simulated organizations comprised…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, College Students, Communication Research, Comprehension
