Descriptive Framework Paper Homework: Organizational Communication Analysis
Watch the YouTube video: "A little story about communication by Peak Com"
The video is an animated presentation that describes the importance of organizational communication during a climate of change. A company must be diligent in keeping their stakeholders informed. In addition, a company must maintain a sterling reputation by having good relationships with their stakeholders.
Use the Virtual Organization Portal to select a brick and mortar business or organization. The list of Virtual Organizations are found under Learning Activities.
Note: Do not use an organization that is not listed in the Virtual Organization Portal.
Write a 1,150 to 1,400 words descriptive framework of your chosen Virtual Organization. Include information from a real world organization that encountered a crisis that is similar to what your organization is experiencing. Review week two's homework's instructions and select the type of crisis your company will be experiencing.
o Describe the following aspects of your Organization:
- People
- Employees
- Clients/customers
- Vendors
- Tasks
- Products or services
o Describe your organization's communication process
- The structure of internal and external communication
- The structural characteristics of formal communications between departments and senior management
- Informal settings: board room, one-on-one meetings, texts, e-mails, and hallway/virtual chats, etc.
- Computer mediated communications: extranets, intranets, emails, video conferencing, etc.
- What backup systems would you recommend to be used when the main communication system fails?
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.