The objective of this research was to examine the influence of a change in
organizational structure on the functional communication processes and goals
of an organization. The change in structure involved a modification of commun
ication activities in an industrial organization by the institution of a work-
group meeting program pursuant to six specific objectives of management. The
functional communication processes were identified asfour major communica
tion subsystems: (1) the regulative-task network, (2) the adaptive-innovative
network, (3) the integrative-maintenance network, and (4) the informative-
instructive network. As a study of workgroups in natural settings, this article
represents a report on a change process, with data secured via attitudinal and
behavioral instruments.
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