Homework: Organizational Communication-Research Paper
Effective organizational communication is a primary tool for creating and sustaining a competitive advantage in organizations of all types, sizes, and stages of development. In this course you learned about the importance of organizational communication, a variety of key theories surrounding organizational communication, some of the different roles it can play and the forces that benefit or hinder effective communication. In a 2500-3000 word paper, please identify an organization, either real or fictitious, and analyze it in terms of organizational communication.
Scenario
Imagine that you are a manager of a real or fictitious small to medium sized business where you have middle managers who report to you.
"A business where there is increased competition and is losing business and/or employees..."
With this framework in mind, in your paper analyze the scenario you have chosen and address all of the following:
o Explain the methods and types of organizational communication that you should use to communicate with your managers and employees for the scenario you have chosen.
o Provide a rationale for your communication choices based on theories of organizational communication.
o Analyze the different roles that organizational communication will play in your chosen scenario.
o Describe the relationship between your organizational culture and the communication choices you have made.
o Evaluate the forces that are barriers to or will hinder effective communication.
o Analyze how your communication choices will facilitate trust and team building within the organization.
o Analyze how your communication choices will facilitate trust with external stakeholders such as customers and the media.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.