Section I: Theory and Methods
Chapter 1 Systems Theory and Ecosystems of Organizational Communication
Abstract
Concepts from systems theory continue to be prevalent across organizational communication research, with ideas from early work on systems theory found in research including studies of organizational change, communicative construction of organizations, public relations, and external organizational communication. With an eye towards emergent scholarship on ecosystems of communication and multilevel studies of organizational change, this chapter examines central mechanisms of systems theory and details the theory’s roots and use within organizational communication research. The chapter provides a primer on ...
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