Media richness theory attempts to classify media in organizations according to
A)how much the media cost to use.
B)how technologically advanced the media are.
C)how widely the media are used in the workplace.
D)how much clarifying information they are able to convey from a sender to a recipient.

Question

Media richness theory attempts to classify media in organizations according to 
A)how much the media cost to use.
B)how technologically advanced the media are.
C)how widely the media are used in the workplace.
D)how much clarifying information they are able to convey from a sender to a recipient.

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Media richness theory classes media based on their ability to provide clarifying information from a sender to a receiver. The theory proposes that communication media with a richer communication medium can convey more information, which improves communication effectiveness. Therefore, the answer is D, which represents how much clarifying information the media can convey from a sender to a recipient.

Media Richness Theory Attempts to Classify Media in Organizations According