This paper, originally presented at the ABCA 1971 annual convention, deals
with management's responsibilities for organizational communication systems.
Internal management can design, create, and maintain a communication system
that increases the probability of greater organizational effectiveness. The mate
rial was accompanied by visual aids, here only roughly represented in type.
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