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1

The theorist associated with information systems approach to organizations is
A)Weick.
B)Watzlawick.
C)Poole.
D)Hirokawa.
2

Weick's ideas are most closely associated with which tradition?
A)critical
B)phenomenological
C)cybernetic
D)semiotic
3

Weick believes that the one common element in all system theories is
A)conflict.
B)information.
C)the comparison to a living organism.
D)none of the above
4

According to Weick, a message that has more than one interpretation is
A)an uncertain one.
B)a equivocal one.
C)a typical one.
D)a negative one.
5

The term that Weick uses to explain a lack of information inside a system is
A)equivocality.
B)impartiality.
C)uncertainty.
D)requisite variety.
6

When the degree of complexity in an organization matches the level of ambiguity, Weick calls this
A)uncertainty.
B)productivity.
C)sensemaking.
D)requisite variety.
7

_______________ is the process of interpreting information inside a system.
A)Requisite variety
B)Sensemaking
C)Equivocality
D)Uncertainty
8

Which of the following elements are part of the double interact loop?
A)act
B)response
C)adjustment
D)all of the above
9

Weick believes that many communication consultants miss out on the value of the double interact loop because they never experience the
A)act.
B)response.
C)adjustment.
D)none of the above
10

Weick applies which well known theorist to his study of organizations?
A)Einstein
B)Darwin
C)Freud
D)Marx
11

Using Darwin's ideas as a way to understand organizations, Weick concludes that
A)some organizations are simply destined to fail.
B)conflict management is the key element in the process.
C)some people organize in a way better adapted to survive than do others.
D)all of the above
12

Weick has created a process of social-cultural evolution. Which of the following terms is part of this process?
A)enactment
B)selection
C)retention
D)all of the above
13

Action is the root idea of which stage of Weick's social-cultural evolution?
A)selection
B)retention
C)enactment
D)equivocality
14

A focus on the memory of the organization is linked to which one of Weick's stages in the social-cultural evolution?
A)selection
B)retention
C)enactment
D)equivocality
15

A focus on how the organization deals with questions of knowledge and meaning is addressed by the _________________ stage of the social-cultural evolution process.
A)selection
B)equivocality
C)retention
D)enactment
16

According to Weick, all systems are organized around the sharing of information.
A)True
B)False
17

Weick argues that information a system receives is always clear because people inside the system understand it so well.
A)True
B)False
18

According to Weick, uncertainty refers to a lack of information, not ambiguity.
A)True
B)False
19

Weick believes that the degree of complexity and diversity within the organization should not match the level of ambiguity of the data it processes.
A)True
B)False
20

A double interact loop actually has three parts to it.
A)True
B)False





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