What is the shared belief among all CCO theorists, despite disagreements between scholars like McPhee and Taylor?
Explanation
Despite internal debates about the best way to analyze organizational communication (e.g., top-down vs. bottom-up), all scholars within the CCO tradition share a fundamental conviction: communication is not just something that happens in organizations, but is the very essence of organization itself.
Other questions
According to the theory of Communicative Constitution of Organizations (CCO), what is the relationship between communication and an organization?
What are the four specific communication flows that Robert McPhee argues constitute an organization?
Which communication flow addresses the regulation of who is a member of an organization and what it means to be a member?
In the context of CCO theory, what is 'self-structuring'?
Which of the four flows is concerned with communication that accomplishes the organization's work toward its goals?
The communication between an organization and external entities, such as banks, competitors, and government regulators, is known as which flow?
What is the name for the work teams at the company Valve, which are formed to accomplish specific goals and can be created by any employee?
Which of McPhee's four principles of the four flows states that a single message can belong to more than one flow?
In the critique of McPhee's theory, James Taylor argues that McPhee's approach is too 'top-down'. What does Taylor suggest as the alternative 'bottom-up' starting point for analysis?
What is the concept of 'closure' as described by CCO theorists François Cooren and Gail Fairhurst?
According to the text, what is the core of the software-building process at Valve, as stated in their employee handbook?
Ryan Bisel's critique of both McPhee's and Taylor's CCO theories argues that communicative patterns like the four flows or co-orientation are what kind of conditions for organization?
The research by Sarah Tracy, which examined how 911 operators and firefighters use humor to cope with difficult experiences, is used as an example of which of the four flows?
According to Karl Weick's information systems approach, as cited in the chapter, what does 'sensemaking' refer to?
The chapter discusses the Occupy Wall Street movement to illustrate one of McPhee's four principles. Which principle does this example demonstrate?
What does CCO theory believe is the consequence of viewing organizations as a river?
In the study of an employee-abusive women's center, how did the flow of membership negotiation contribute to the toxic climate?
According to the chapter, why isn't an organization's official chart the final word on its structure?
What does James Taylor mean by 'co-orientation'?
Which principle states that different flows are often of little interest to certain groups, such as outsiders not caring about an organization's internal self-structuring?
According to research by Kevin Barge and David Schlueter, what percentage of participants received a memorable message about workplace socialization during informal conversation?
What is the primary purpose of CCO pragmatists like Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik?
Why does McPhee believe it is impossible to imagine a workplace that does not regularly address all four flows?
In the text's example of a department hiring two new professors, which of the four flows were involved?
Valve's lawsuit against Vivendi Entertainment over copyright infringement is an example of what type of communication flow?
What is the intellectual heritage McPhee acknowledges for his understanding of communication and organization?
The chapter provides an estimate for the number of North American universities with social Greek life and the total student membership. What are those numbers?
In the example of Greek organizations, what is described as 'closure across space'?
What is the first step of membership negotiation, even before socialization?
Why do CCO theorists argue that flows are not like 'containers' for different types of communication?
Which of the four flows is most directly addressed when a company like Google asks a tough interview question like the 'hourglass' puzzle?
What is the second principle of the four flows?
In the critique of CCO, Taylor accuses McPhee's theory of being too simplistic and starting from the wrong place. What analogy is used to describe McPhee's 'top-down' approach?
What does a company charter or book of bylaws represent in the context of the four flows?
In the study of the abusive women's center, the board of directors sending the manager 'Sue' to external training is an example of which two flows interacting?
What distinguishes an organization from a crowd of people, according to McPhee?
According to Michelle Shumate's research, what is required for corporate-nonprofit alliances to have value?
What does the word 'constitution' mean for CCO theorists, representing a 'double meaning'?
In the example of Greek life, attending social events with current members and viewing presentations and skits is part of what process?
Why would McPhee disagree with the idea that the four flows are something an organization 'does'?
What is the central argument in the final section, 'Diverting the Flow: Crafting Solutions to Organizational Problems'?
What is Weick's famous question that summarizes his advice for organizations to engage in sensemaking?
In the context of the four flows, what is an organization's 'constitution' a word with a double meaning for CCO theorists?
What is the first principle of the four flows as outlined by McPhee?
In the critique of McPhee's theory, what does Taylor claim is the problem with McPhee's definition of a 'flow'?
What does 'socialization' refer to in the context of membership negotiation?
Why is the communication in Greek organizations to consult documents about the organization's history considered 'closure across time'?
According to Larry Browning, as cited in the text, what is the significance of the intersection of flows in a single message?
In the chapter's conclusion, what is the final assessment of CCO theory?