CMN 2148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kenneth Burke, Fritz Roethlisberger, Ludwig Von Bertalanffy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2148
• Professor: Trevor Tucker

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Principles: communication can be intentional or unintentional, we both give and give off information. During the 1930s, models of bureaucracy were questioned. (cid:862)people weren(cid:859)t treating each other very well. Big dis(cid:272)o(cid:448)ery: (cid:862)(cid:449)ork is i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)ed (cid:271)y the (cid:374)ature of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)gs just as (cid:373)u(cid:272)h as (cid:271)y for(cid:373)al desig(cid:374)(cid:863). Individuals and groups, like biological organisms, operate most effectively only when their needs are satisfied. How can technology help an organization become more like an organism? (can we solve a problem created by technology with more technology?) What are the challenges of this model (ie. does it place too much emphasis on both unity (pulling together) and the reliance on the outside environment?) Human resource management (people were now valuable resources) The idea that organizations be nurtured and maintained. Human-based ways of an organism different from a. Arctic are (cid:862)li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g syste(cid:373)s(cid:863) that (cid:374)eed to in order to thrive. looking at organizations.