A good example of the application of symbolic interactionism to organizations is the classic study by Anselm Strauss and his colleagues of organizational behavior in two Chicago-area psychiatric hospitals. These researchers treated a formal organization as a(n)
A) negotiated order.
B) backstage behavior.
C) frontstage behavior.
D) imaginary entity.

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Strauss and his colleagues conceptualized a formal organization as a "negotiated order," where the behavior and interactions within the organization are seen as ongoing negotiations among its members, rather than as fixed or purely hierarchical. This perspective aligns with symbolic interactionism's emphasis on the meanings and interpretations that individuals attach to their actions and interactions.

A Good Example of the Application of Symbolic Interactionism to Organizations