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1

Taylor's Theory of Text and Conversation differs from Structuration Theory in that:
A)It deals with enablement and constraint
B)It is grounded in communication processes
C)It explores action and structure
D)All of the above
2

Which of the following is not an example of an allocative resource in Structuration Theory?
A)Land
B)Raw materials
C)Social status
D)Money
3

Control wielded through an organization's system of rules and regulations is called:
A)Simple control
B)Bureaucratic control
C)Technological control
D)Concertive control
4

The use of "communication cycles" and "recipes" for sensemaking occurs during which phase of Weick's model of organizing?
A)Enactment
B)Selection
C)Retention
D)Evolution
5

Of central importance to sense making processes is the concept of:
A)enactment.
B)selection.
C)maturation.
D)equivocality.
6

Most organizational communication theorists have embraced the concept of __________ as the centerpiece for theory and investigations in the structural mode.
A)the duality of structure
B)diversity
C)bureaucratic systems
D)agency
7

There are two types of resources, or capabilities, that social agents draw on to get things done. They are:
A)allocative resources and sociological resources.
B)structural resources and authoritative resources.
C)duality resources and agency resources.
D)allocative resources and authoritative resources.
8

The dualism of __________ and __________ described in structuration theory has helped organizational communication scholars understand a wide range of basic and applied communication processes.
A)support, reflexivity
B)agency, structure
C)institutions, systems
D)resources, materials
9

__________ refers to the distance between the intended meaning of the speaker and what is created and retained in interaction.
A)Distanciation
B)Degrees of separation
C)Dissemination
D)Identification
10

The types of control described by concertive control theory include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)simple control
B)technological control
C)bureaucratic control
D)oppressive control







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