MDSA01H3 Lecture 3: Lecture Three.docx
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The media critic who adopts an organizational approach or perspective is interested in the precise ways that the structure of an organization and the processes it undertakes mutually influence one another within an organization. One way to get at that relationship is to analyze the communicative practices that occur within organizations. Organization a system (network) or ordered relationships and coordinated activities directed toward specific goals. Structure = form; the underlying framework of an organization hierarchy relationship of roles specialization division of an organization formalization formal standards into units. Process = an organization"s substance; what it does. Performances productive and purposeful displays that include: Rituals things engaged in or a regular basis. Politics specific and different types of politics within any organization. Enculturation bring newcomers into the organization. Map these characteristics of organization culture onto utsc: Narratives stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. Texts written documents and texts that an organization produces. Management how an organization is directed or managed.
