A Communication Metamyth in the Workplace: The Assumption That More Is Better.

Zimmermann, Stephanie; Haas, John W.; Sypher, Beverly Davenport

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ERIC Number: EJ553642

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Publication Date: 1996

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A Communication Metamyth in the Workplace: The Assumption That More Is Better.

Zimmermann, Stephanie; Haas, John W.; Sypher, Beverly Davenport

Journal of Business Communication, v33 n2 p185-204 Apr 1996

Analyzes data from five different kinds of organizations, showing that, regardless of how much information organization members reported receiving, they wanted more, thus revealing a general belief in the communication metamyth that more communication is better. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Employee Attitudes, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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