Rules-in-use are the prescriptions people understand to govern actual practice, including what they must, may, or must not do. Comparing them with formal policy reveals how expectations and consequences shape communication, helping explain why a functioning channel can still produce delayed or selective disclosure.
- FamilyModel
- Category of its source unitAnalytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
- DomainOrganization & Structure
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Analytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
Organizes dimensions, distinctions, types or questions so that a situation can be examined systematically. A framework supplies structure, a typology distinguishes forms, and a heuristic offers a usable way to orient judgment.