Influence: The Organizer in Communication Systems

1 September 1976

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Group & Organization Studies

Vol. 1 (3) , 355-369
https://doi.org/10.1177/105960117600100309

Abstract

This paper outlines an array of categories that denote kinds of influence variables operative in organizational systems-including structures, rela tionships, and technology. Articulating influences in organizational sys tems from this view allows us to synthesize literature from a variety of system levels (interpersonal, group, intergroup, and organizational) and sources (social and technical) by addressing the question: What variables influence a communicator's behavior at any given time?

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