Instructions:  Match each key term to its definition Message movement from a person in a position of authority to an employee or group with lesser authority. Message movement across the organization among individuals of approximately the same level of authority and without distinct reporting relationships to one another. A principle of bureaucracy in which there is a formal authority and reporting structure within an organization Organizations that continually take in new information, transform that information, and give information back to the environment. A way of understanding organizational communication by describing what messages do, how they move through organizations, and describes how communication produces organizational outcomes is referred to as the __________. A way of understanding organizational communication by discovering how organizational reality or shared meanings are generated through human interaction. The examination of taken-for-granted assumptions, the examination of the myths we use to explain how things are the way they are, and interpretations of everyday events. Regional or country-specific societal values and practices including core dimensions such as uncertainty avoidance, power distance, collectivism, egalitarianism, future orientation, and humane orientation are dimensions within the study of __________. __________ theories/perspectives focus on the marginalization and domination of women. It critiques the gendered assumptions of modern organization and calls for the recognition and valuing of multiple voices and perspectives. __________ theories that focus on power and domination and on challenges to hierarchy, bureaucracy, and management control. A. Message load B. Anticipatory socialization C. Postmodern and Critical D. Deconstruction E. Horizontal communication F. Global cultures G. Feminist H. Downward communication I. Open systems J. Maslow�s Hierarchy of Needs K. Functional tradition L. Meaning-centered approach M. Chain of command .

1. Instructions:
Match each key term to its definition
Message movement from a person in a position of authority to
an employee or group with lesser authority.
Message movement across the organization among individuals
of approximately the same level of authority and without
distinct reporting relationships to one another.
A principle of bureaucracy in which there is a formal authority
and reporting structure within an organization
Organizations that continually take in new information,
transform that information, and give information back to the
environment.
A way of understanding organizational communication by
describing what messages do, how they move through
organizations, and describes how communication produces
organizational outcomes is referred to as the __________.
A way of understanding organizational communication by
discovering how organizational reality or shared meanings are
generated through human interaction.
The examination of taken-for-granted assumptions, the
examination of the myths we use to explain how things are the
way they are, and interpretations of everyday events.
Regional or country-specific societal values and practices
including core dimensions such as uncertainty avoidance, power
distance, collectivism, egalitarianism, future orientation, and
humane orientation are dimensions within the study of

2. __________.
__________ theories/perspectives focus on the marginalization
and domination of women. It critiques the gendered assumptions
of modern organization and calls for the recognition and valuing
of multiple voices and perspectives.
__________ theories that focus on power and domination and
on challenges to hierarchy, bureaucracy, and management
control.
A.
Message load
B.
Anticipatory socialization
C.
Postmodern and Critical
D.
Deconstruction
E.
Horizontal communication
F.
Global cultures
G.
Feminist
H.
Downward communication
I.
Open systems
J.
Maslow�s Hierarchy of Needs
K.
Functional tradition
L.
Meaning-centered approach
M.
Chain of command