Editing Structuration theory (section)

=== Four-flows-model ===
The four flows model of organizing is grounded in structuration theory. McPhee and Pamela Zaug (2001)<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=McPhee|first1=Robert D.|last2=Zaug|first2=Pamela|date=2001-09-01|title=Organizational Theory, Organizational Communication, Organizational Knowledge, and Problematic Integration|url=https://academic.oup.com/joc/article/51/3/574-591/4110024|journal=Journal of Communication|language=en|volume=51|issue=3|pages=574–591|doi=10.1111/j.1460-2466.2001.tb02897.x|issn=0021-9916|url-access=subscription}}</ref> identify four communication flows that collectively perform key organizational functions and distinguish organizations from less formal social groups:

* Membership negotiation—socialization, but also identification and self-positioning;
* Organizational self-structuring—reflexive, especially managerial, structuring and control activities;
* Activity coordination—Interacting to align or adjust local work activities;
* Institutional positioning in the social order of institutions—mostly external communication to gain recognition and inclusion in the web of social transactions.