Organizational Communications

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that, in organizations, communication represents the basis for performance. The writer suggests that the main barriers to communication between departments are personal agendas and differences in perceptions. The writer then points out that these barriers can be overcome through strong leadership and support of the change process by employing open communication at all levels of staff and by encouraging interaction and feedback.

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Factors Determining Passivity in the Communication Process
Action Course to Stimulate Active Communication

From the Paper:

"The focus on a personal agenda is one of the main barriers in the communication between departments. Members of each team keep in mind their personal interests and objectives, or those of their own department, and fail to listen what the others have to say. This leads to a limited perspective of the respective teams regarding the overall mission and strategy of the organization, and to a decrease in performance due to duplication of processes and lack of synergy. The impact on the organization is negative."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bowman, J. P. Writing Persuasive Messages, Retrieved Online from: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~bowman/c4eframe.html
• Mazur, T.C., 'Lying', Issues in Ethics, Retrieved Online from: http://scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v6n1/lying.html
• Business Administration 3033: Business Communication, Retrieved Online from:http://writing.umn.edu/tww/WID/business/resources/BA3033memo.htm

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