Assignment: 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.
Imagine that you are a manager of a small to medium sized skin care business where you have middle managers who report to you. This company has experienced rapid growth and is struggling to manage an expanded workforce.
With this framework in mind, in your paper analyze the scenario you have chosen and address all of the following:
a. 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.
b. Provide a rationale for your communication choices based on theories of organizational communication.
c. Analyze the different roles that organizational communication will play in your chosen scenario.
d. Describe the relationship between your organizational culture and the communication choices you have made.
e. Evaluate the forces that are barriers to or will hinder effective communication.
f. Analyze how your communication choices will facilitate trust and team building within the organization.
g. Analyze how your communication choices will facilitate trust with external stakeholders such as customers and the media.
h. Primary sources are first-hand accounts such as interviews, advertisements, speeches, company documents, statements, and press releases published by the company in question.
i. Secondary sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as the Journal of Management. You may use JSTOR, Google Scholar, and Social Science Research Network to find articles from these journals. Secondary sources may also come from reputable websites with .gov, .edu, or .org in the domain. (Wikipedia is not a reputable source
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.