Intercultural communication principles

A company’s organizational culture and communication strategies highly influence employee 's behaviors and perceptions. While there are different ideas of what organizational culture is Keyton defines it as a “set of artifacts, values, and assumptions that emerge from the interactions of the organizational members,” (Keyton 2005, 1). I have worked at ColoradoBiz Magazine for almost three years and have my own perceptions of the publication’s organizational culture. But to understand the…

discussing, listening and hearing ideas and problems, solutions will be able to be found to any communication improvements which need to be made. Sometimes this may mean reaching compromises or it may just involve alleviating the anxieties of others in the partnership. The use of effective communication systems with our partners is essential in ensuring a close link is maintained. Our communication needs to take into account the differing relationships we have with these partners. The needs of…

remaining actions will be addressed respectively: (1) create a modified mechanistic model, (2) train management to have greater leadership skills, (3) motivate the employees to increase productivity, job enrichment, and satisfaction, (4) enhance communication between management and employees, and (5) create a lasting ethical, hard-working, respectful culture. Potential risks associated with these changes include resistance from employees, a brief transition period characterized by minimal…

more more negative affect balance than their low social comparison orientation counterparts” (Vogel). Many students use social networking sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram for social comparison. With the forms of technology and communication we have today, many teenagers are exposed to online bullying and hazing. In a study conducted by Lenheart, he found that “about one third of all teenagers who use the internet say they have been targets of a range of annoying and menacing…

In “The Playboy Interview” Marshall McLuhan says: “all media…are extension of man that cause deep and lasting changes in him and transform his environment”. The media represents a major and primary form of communication. It has a more negative impact on humankind than a positive one because it causes people to become more distant and divides societies. That division leads to more serious issues, such as discrimination, amongst people. The media, or social media to be more specific, is a key…

Company, commonly known as BELCO. I chose this company because I was interested in seeing how marketing and advertising communications fits into the electrical and engineering business. I was met by Linda Smith, who is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations. Mrs. Smith works for BELCO’s parent company called the Ascendant Group. She is responsible for the marketing, communications and the overall promotion of the company locally and internationally. Mrs. Smith also determines the…

were temporary and the company has continued to decline since. There are a couple of root causes which have contributed to the decline in production, motivation, and quality; communication, and trust seem to be at the top of those issues. The success and morale for any organization relies on clear and concise communication. When Engstrom first implemented the Scanlon Plan there was many employees who voiced a distrust for how the bonuses were calculated and also the fact…

enhances the production of mass communications, The internet can be proven responsible or somehow related. This is true in almost every form of communications because of the weight of the influence the internet holds. These forms of communication can include writing, the alphabet, printing, all the way to the radio and television we watch today. the internet relates to each one of these topics in a unique way, similar to no other. The efforts and strides taken in communications because of what…

Thorough the years, communication in the workplace, just like in our personal lives, has drastically changed. In the span of just a few short decades, we can now easily communicate with people across the globe, through many different forms of communication, instantly. This has all been made possible by the development and onset of the internet. It has not only changed the way that we communicate, but it has also changed the way that we live. We now have instantaneous information from across the…

Introduction Internal communication is effective because it is crucial to the organization success. It affects the ability for managers to strategically engage their employees in achieving objectives. In this paper the purpose is to show how the organization can improve their internal communication with theories that will improve the organization practice. The organization communication theory will focus on the organization design, methodology and approach. An organization can benefits from…