Communication through grapevine is a matter of spontaneous feelings. Some personal matters and other situations may cause these feelings. Keith Davis said in this regard- “The grapevine is more a product of situation than it is of the person.” Typical examples of situations prompting grapevines include layoffs, takeovers, promotions, introduction of new technology, etc. However, […]
Types of Communication
Informal Communication Spreads Rumor, untrue and distorted information very quickly
Informal communication does not follow any officially recognized rule, regulation and system. It is independent of management control. Informal communication takes place in family, club, religious place, market and in the playground. It may take the shape of conversation or gossiping depending on the personal and social relationship of the parties concerned. Since informal communication […]
Meaning of Horizontal Communication
The exchange of information between people at the same level as an organizational hierarchy is called horizontal communication. This communication supplies information neither to superiors nor to subordinates. Rather, information is exchanged between people holding the same rank position. Or status. The need for horizontal communication arises for coordination of activities performed by various departments […]
Guidelines to Improve effectiveness of Cross Cultural Communication
Cross-cultural communication has become essential to communicate with multi-cultural people. The following guidelines will help global managers to communicate effectively across cultures: Improving feedback system: One of the most important ways of improving the effectiveness of cross-cultural communication is to open up feedback systems. People in the organization should develop multiple feedback systems such as […]
Mass Communication Process
Communication process consists of a progression of stages by which message is transmitted from sender to receiver. The usual process of communication includes sender, encoding, message, channel, and receiver, decoding, and feedback. Mass communication process also entails some sequential steps to transmit a message. However, the process of mass communication is somewhat different from interpersonal […]