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Grapevine Communication | Factors Liable for Operating Grapevine

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What Causes Grapevine Communication to be Active

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, […]

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Informal Communication Spreads Rumor, untrue and distorted information very quickly

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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 […]

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Meaning of Horizontal Communication

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In the above diagram, the arrows in horizontal lines depict horizontal communication. In conclusion, we can say that horizontal communication is the exchange of information among the people holding the same position, rank and status in the organization hierarchy.

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 […]

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Guidelines to Improve effectiveness of Cross Cultural Communication

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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 […]

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Mass Communication Process

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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 […]

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