Thompson Would Argue That If the Boundary-Spanning Units Are to Be

question 34

True/False

Thompson would argue that if the boundary-spanning units are to be efficient, they must be able to work in a stable environment.

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Impersonal Communication

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Emotional Contagion

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Social Information-Processing Theory

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