One of the major reasons intraorganizational communication linkages are formed is to find the information needed to reduce perceived task uncertainty. This study examines the moderating influence of managers'cognitive style on the relationship between perceived task uncertainty and the formation of intraorganizational linkages. In addition, the direction of the intraorganizational link used (i.e., vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) is examined. eber (1945) viewed bureaucracies as a special type of organization Woriented toward the pursuit of relatively stable and specific goals and characterized by relatively high degrees of formal role definitions and written rules. The sanctioned communication channels or links within this structure were in accordance with the traditional and very formal vertical chain of command. This type of organizational structure offered little encouragement or acknowledgement of the need for horizontal or diagonal interaction among organizational members.
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