Communication Strategy Essays (Examples)

This second violent incident forced Stoops to take a harder stand against one of his most popular players and suspend him."

Sooners used a crisis management plan to deal with the university's decision, in an effort to prevent bad publicity for the school and the team (Forde, 2004). The following describes how the university handled the crisis the day before it hit the newsstands. In the early afternoon, OU issued a release saying that it had suspended Dvoracek indefinitely and replaced him as captain. The action had been implemented by coach Bob Stoops a few days earlier, but it wasn't made public until the day before the weekend Oregon game.

The school was prepared for the news to create a major rise across the state, starting with the evening newscasts (Forde, 2004). However, the situation did not end there, with the university's release and a canned statement from Stoops. In…

References

Fink, S. (1986) Crisis Management: Planning for the Inevitable, American Management Association, New York.

Forde, Pat. (September 22, 2004). Teamwork the key during a crisis. ESPN.com. Retreived from the Internet at  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&page=program/crisis .

Hessert, Kathleen. (1997). How to Prepare PR Professionals for the Dennis Rodman's and Michael Irvin's of Sports. International Sports Summit. Retrieved from the Internet at  http://www.bernsteincrisismanagement.com/nl/crisismgr000701.html .

Hoffman, Judith. (1999). Keeping Cool on the Hot Seat. Four C's Publishing Co.

Buyer Behavior and Communication Strategies

Applied Management

The Toyota Motor Corporation

The Toyota Corporation, a Japanese organization of automotives, is popular for the successful innovations and manufacture of the Toyota vehicles and other products. The Toyota vehicles have many profound advantages and benefits. The Toyota users, who are beneficiaries, have agreed that the Toyota product has always observed the sustainability issues, of economical use, society and the care of the environment. Toyotas vehicles are designed in favorable state that is to ensure they are not privy to encouraging of the rapid depletion of the scarce resources of nature. The most recognized benefit of the automotive is, therefore, its ability in preventing any degradation of the environment, including pollution. The production of the suitable vehicles has made Toyota a company is reputable, for its endless effort of stabilizing Japan's economy, as a result of reducing environmental costs. Environmental costs have always…

References

Amason, C.A. (2010) Strategic Management: From Theory to Practice: New York, Taylor and Francis Publishers.

Bhasin, H. (2011).Service Marketing Mix.Retrieved May 11, 2012, from www.marketing91.com/tag/marketing-mix/

Cheetham, S.B. & Nicla, P. (2007) European Autos: Segmentation and Margins- Bigger IS (Mostly) Better: Preceding P. 1-90, 88

Cortez, A.A. & Cudia, P.C. (2010) The Impact Of Environmental Innovations On Financial Performance: The Case Of Japanese Automotive and Electronic Companies: Journal of International Business Research: Vol. 9, Special Issue 1.

esistance

Effective Communication Strategies

Overview of the Schools' Current Situation

Issues Discussed During Faculty etreat

Issue to be discussed on 14th September, 2012

Issue to be discussed on 15th September, 2012

Issue to be discussed on 16th September, 2012

The report entails a thorough analysis of the current difficulties faced by the Montgomery University of South Carolina. Despite the presence of necessary infrastructure, the University has been facing various problems in maintaining the educational standards which is directly related to University's funds management. Another troubles area is the attraction of new students and retention of the old ones.

A survey has been conducted for understanding the possible causes of these problems. The possible reasons along with the possible solutions identified, will be discussed in the Faculty retreat which will be taking place from 14-16 September, 2012. It will be suggested that a body managing the performance of the faculty members…

References

Dent, E., & Goldberg, S. 1999a. Challenging "resistance to change." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 35: 25 -- 41.

Dent, E.B., & Goldberg, S.G. 1999b. Resistance to change: A limiting perspective. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 35: 45 -- 47

Knowles, E.S., & Linn, J.A. 2004. The importance of resistance to persuasion. In E.S. Knowles & J.A. Linn (Eds.), Resistance and persuasion: 3 -- 9. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

yanair, the Dublin-based discount airline, has traditionally earned a poor reputation for customer service, to the point where it finished dead last in a survey of 100 companies as having the worst customer service in Britain (Smith, 2013). The company's response to the survey results was fairly typical of yanair's corporate communications strategy: "We surveyed over three million passengers on the yanair website last night. Only two of them had ever heard of Which? And none of them had ever bought it or read it." (Smith, 2013). The response -- flippant, sarcastic and insulting -- did not surprise anybody because that is how yanair has always communicated with the outside world, including with its customers. Yet, there are signs that the company might be revisiting its communications strategy in the past couple of years, and this paper will focus on the historic strategy, and what yanair might be doing to…

References

May, K. (2010). Ryanair -- we will not engage in social media. TNooz. Retrieved April 21, 2015 from  http://www.tnooz.com/article/ryanair-we-will-not-engage-in-social-media/ 

Moth, D. (2014). Ryanair CMO: Digital is key for improving our customer experience. Econsultancy. Retrieved April 21, 2015 from  https://econsultancy.com/blog/64796-ryanair-cmo-digital-is-key-for-improving-our-customer-experience/ 

Smith, L. (2013). Ryanair's O'Leary u-turns on "I'm our marketing director" stance. Marketing. Retrieved April 21, 2015 from  http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/1216009/ryanairs-oleary-u-turns-im-marketing-director-stance 

Smith, O. (2013). Ryanair worst brand for customer service. The Telegraph. Retrieved April 21, 2015 from  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10319838/Ryanair-worst-brand-for-customer-service.html

Communication theory is described as any systematic explanations of the nature of the communication process. It's important for businesses and organizations to understand communication theory because they can't accomplish their objectives and goals without effective communication between workers. Since it focuses on analyzing the processes with which information is transmitted from the sender to the receiver, communication theory also focuses on the various ways with which information is transferred from one medium to another.

Generally, communication is regarded as the magical factor that can guarantee a happy long-term relationship and organization success (Dainton, 2004). It's an important factor within the Navy, particularly in the Casualty Assistance Calls section since this section deals with helping sailors who have suffered a casualty. Therefore, it's important for the Casualty Assistance Calls Officer to possess effective communication skills because his/her main duty is to provide information, resources, and assistance in the event of a…

References:

Brown, J.M. (n.d.). How Can Cultural Differences Affect Business Communication? Retrieved

December 20, 2011, from  http://smallbusiness.chron.com/can-cultural-differences-affect-business-communication-5093.html 

Dainton. (2004, September 16). Introduction to Communication Theory. Retrieved December

20, 2011, from  http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/4983_Dainton_Chapter_1.pdf

He listened attentively to my description, and waited until I had finished talking before responding. We maintained eye contact throughout this exchange. The salesman then showed me the range of what they had within my requirements, demonstrating the traits of each model. He accented these traits with explanatory hand gestures. The CR for both myself as customer and the salesman was complete, and thus I feel that the exchange was successful.

Another exchange that I experienced in my capacity as customer was at a cell phone dealer. As above, I entered, and was approached by a young salesman. This person looked nervous, but nonetheless smiled as he introduced himself. He did not shake my hand, but rather invaded my personal space. I must add that the shop was fairly crowded, which did not help to either ease the salesman's nerves or improve my increasingly irritated disposition. I however tried to…

Bibliography

Smeltzer, Larry R., Leonard, Donald J., and Hynes Geraldine E. Managerial Communication: Strategies and Applications. Second Edition. Boston: MacGraw-Hill Higher Education

Smeltzer, Leonard & Hynes 167

Smeltzer, Leonard & Hynes 47

Smeltzer, Leonard & Hynes 43

Communication

Effective written communication is necessary in a number of different situations. In the first section of this paper, I discuss my areas of personal weakness in written communication. Those areas include improving my tone and voice, understanding my audience's point-of-view, and improving my self-confidence. Effective persuasive communication depends on rhetorical strategies like pathos, ethos, and logos. In the second section of this paper, I suggest how to solve a specific problem using effective written communication.

Whether dealing with a casual conversation with a friend about the need for sidewalks to improve community safety, an email to a boss proposing a new safety procedures, or an academic persuasive essay about the community's need for a free spay/neuter program, I will need to know how to communicate effectively. Effective written communication depends on choosing the most effective tone, voice, and style for each situation. One of the three aspects of my…

References

"Basic Rhetoric and Writing Strategy," (n.d.). Retrieved online:  https://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/Diversity/Basic_Rhetoric_and_Writing_Strategy.pdf 

Pepper, M., Brizee, A. & Angeli, E. (n.d.). Visual rhetoric: Analyzing visual documents. Retrieved online:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/725/ 

"What is Effective Writing Communication," (n.d.). Your Dictionary. Retrieved online:  http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/what-is-effective-writing-communication.html

This is exacerbated by the problem that Carmen is close friends with the owner Kenneth. Kenneth has a similar conflict management style to Carmen. He can be extremely nice when dealing with people casually, but whenever a problem arises like Carmen he makes excuses, avoids the problem, tries to pass it on to someone else, or resorts to texting or faxing messages rather than confronting complaints. Their favorite 'nonverbal' communication strategy is simply not being there.

A failure to listen is one of the most common workplace communication problems. "When people or groups are in conflict, communication between them tends to get worse and worse. As a conflict escalates, people limit their direct contact with people on the other side, because such conflict is uncomfortable or threatening….Eventually all direct communication between parties may be cut off. Sometimes, communication is cut off in protest" (Lack of communication channels/avoided communication, 2005, OTPIC).…

References

Craig, Suzanne. (2012). What restaurants know (about you). The New York Times. Retrieved:

 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/dining/what-restaurants-know-about-you.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

Lack of communication channels/avoided communication. (2005). Online Training Program

on Intractable Conflict (OTPIC). Retrieved:

17. Johann calls you and says that Billy smells and he needs a shower. If you don't move Billy to another ward, Johann will sign himself out. Explain in details what you would do to resolve this cross cultural situation.

I would tell Johann that we are doing all we can to ensure Billy's hygiene and that if his body odor continued to bother Johann that we can move him to another room or ward in the hospital.

18. There seems to be a language and cultural barrier that's blocking effective communication occurring between these two gentlemen. Considering they are both your clients, what strategies would you put in place to improve this situation?

The best way to remedy the situation would be to introduce the two patients to each other. A handshake, some eye contact, and small personal interactions can go a long way toward eliminating prejudices and stereotypes…

References

Australian Indigenous HealthInfo.net (2008). Retrieved Feb 29, 2008 at  http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/ 

Department of Education and Training (2005). "Racism No Way." Retrieved Feb 29, 2008 at  http://www.racismnoway.com.au/library/cultural/ 

Indigenous Peoples of Australia: Health." Retrieved Feb 29, 2008 at  http://www.ldb.org/oz_h.htm

Communication Management and Organizational Change

Communication management in the organization and most specifically in the organizational change environment is critically important. The work of Heathfield entitled "Communication in Change Management" state that it is impossible to "over-communicate when you are asking your organization to change." (2011, p.1) According to Heathfield, there are four critical components of effective communication as follows:

(1) The person sending the message must ensure that the message is presented clearly with great detail and that the message be perceived as containing integrity and that the message be authentic;

(2) The individual reading the message must make the decision to listen and to ask questions to ensure clarity and finally must trust the message's sender;

(3) The method of delivery must be chosen as appropriate for the context and for the needs of the sender and receiver of the message;

(4) The message content must resonate and…

Bibliography

Albrecht, Karl G. The Northbound Train. N.Y.: AMACON, 1994.

Blake, R. And Mouton J. Corporate Excellence Through Grid Organizational Development. Houston, 1968 Gulf Publishing Co.

Cohen, Eli and Tichy, Noel. "How Leaders Develop Leaders" in Training in Development. May 1997 pp. 58-73

DiFonzo, N., & Bordia, P. (1998). A tale of two corporations: managing uncertainty during organizational change. Human Resources Management, 37, 295-303. Retrieved May 10, 2006, from the LIRN, ProQuest database.

Identify the designated spokesperson for Life Alive expansion program with the role of developing relationships with the target consumer population.

Vehicle

Target

Description

Purpose

Frequency

Owner

Distribution

Vehicle

Internal/

External

Comments

Status Report

All Stakeholders

One page communication of the expansion plans, the progress and deliverables

Weekly

Heidi

Email

Internal

Telephone

All stakeholders

Communication of meetings

Daily

Heidi

telephone internal

Face-to-face meetings

All stakeholders

Communication status reports, meetings for planning, implementing, evaluation, and monitoring

On a fort night basis

Heidi

Face-to-face internal

Mass media

Consumers

Communication of new products, food, and cafe locations daily

Heidi

Television, social media, company website, bill boards, word of mouth external

Reports

investors

Communication of progress of expansion plan

monthly

Heidi

Email reports external

3.1.1 Project meetings

Meeting

Description

Purpose

Frequency

Owner

Internal/

External

Comments/

Participants

Status Meeting

Communication of expansion progress and deliverables

Weekly

Heidi

Internal

Marketing Communication Initiatives April 2013-May 2018

These initiatives…

S.-based company is indeed confronted with a dilemma.

To remain competitive and ensure the survival of the enterprise, key expatriate executives are being compelled to engage in business practices that are deemed unethical in many parts of the West, but are an accepted way of doing business in other countries. To make matters even more serious and complicated for these U.S. enterprises, the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other recent legislation prohibits American companies from bribing officials of foreign governments. In response to a series of corporate bribery scandals involving foreign government officials during the 1970s, the FCPA was enacted in 1977 following inquiries by the U.S. Senate and the Securities and Exchange Commission, at which time Congress became concerned that disclosures of corrupt corporate practices seriously undermined public confidence in the business community and harmed America's image abroad (Diersen, 1999).

Clearly, though, the legislation has not had all…

Communication

When Bloomington Hospital decided to add millions of dollars in debt to their balance sheet, it was all for a very good cause. The hospital Board believed that by doing so they would create a regional hospital with the resources and expertise to offer cardiovascular surgery to the surrounding community. The work provided by creating a cardiovascular unit at the hospital would initially create a number of jobs and in the long-term add stability and additional jobs with the other services spawned by creating the unit. The Board had studied the numbers, the projections and had hired consultants that were enthusiastically trumpeting the benefits of creating the unit.

Not everyone was on board with the decision to create a new unit at the hospital. Chief among the groups that were opposed to the project were the general practitioners at the hospital and the administration at the nearby University of…

References

Neal, K. (2010) Stepping up to the plate: Developing an effective business communication strategy, Information Management, Vol. 44, Issue 2, pp. 38 -- 41

Relationship of Knowledge Business Objectives and Effectiveness of Communication.Full Text Available By: Charvatova, D.. Proceedings of World Academy of Science: Engineering & Technology, Feb2009, Vol. 49, p472-477

Effective Communication Strategies

EL5723 Module 3/4 Discussion

Administration

Effective communication strategies

Clear communication of the school vision and mission to all employees (Ord, Charles, & Hofer, 2011). This will allow the employees to understand how their roles interweave with the goals of the school. The employees are also most likely to take pride in their work since they understand how their role and work contributes to the school's achievement of its goals and vision. Work should be made more meaningful to the employees. This will guard against the employees coming to work in order to get a paycheck. Create a passionate work environment. Employees like working in an environment where they are passionate about. Passion is created by making the school an exciting working environment. A passionate work environment has little absenteeism, and employee turnover is reduced.

In order to communicate effectively one should consider who is the target audience,…

References

Conrad, C., & Poole, M.S. (2011). Strategic organizational communication: in a global economy. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Guion, L.A., Diehl, D.C., & McDonald, D. (2011). Conducting an in-depth interview.

Macan, T., & Merritt, S. (2011). Actions speak too: Uncovering possible implicit and explicit discrimination in the employment interview process. International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2011, Volume 26, 293-337.

Ord, T.J., Charles, G.K., & Hofer, R.K. (2011). The evolution of alternative adaptive strategies for effective communication in noisy environments. The American Naturalist, 177(1), 54-64.

Integrated Marketing Communications
Question 1
Integrated marketing communications (IMC) is that communication strategy that makes the marketing departed interconnected, as opposed to it having contrasting functions. IMC basically integrates a company’s marketing channels and collateral into one reliable messaging system. These channels may include direct mail, social media, and PR, among others. One company that has notably used this approach is Apple Inc, which is famous for its brand iPhone. From the day of release, June 2007, iPhone has has undergone yearly modifications to better the brand. (Ktourgelis, 2016)
Apple Inc carried out one of the most successful marketing campaigns for its brand. Two major factors led to this success. Firstly, Apple’s smart phone was a new product in the market. Secondly, they concentrated on customers who could adopt the new smart phone and influence the rest of the population. The iPhone was revolutionary in itself, since it combined phone…

This would include creation of goals and benchmarks that are important to the workers and their issues as well as the company's bottom line (Collingsworth, 2002). This would also likely involve the upper levels of management and the cultural liaisons that Coca Cola would need to hire and direct to help solve these cultural miscommunication issues.

Summary

Coca Cola needs to act decisively in order to stop the accusations of human rights and labor abuses in order to maintain a positive brand image throughout the world. The company will need to begin to better understand the cultural and legal considerations specific to each country and population of workers. It will also need to meet the workers in the middle so as to shore up and discourage the demand for labor unions, which would be very costly to the company, as well as provide a safe and healthy work environment and…

References

Collingsworth, Terry. (2002). "The Key Human Rights Challenge: Developing Enforcement

Mechanisms." Harvard Human Rights Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1. Pp. 183-199.

Killer Coke Homepage. (2010). Accessed online at: http:/ / killercoke.org on October 22,

2010.

Communications # Technologies #Organization

Communication Technologies

What is Information Communications and Media Technology (ICMT)

ICMT is derived from two fundamental terminologies -- information communication technology and media technology. Information communication technologies refer to the resources and tools used to create, manage, store, and disseminate information (Gray, 2012). They include telephony, broadcasting technologies (television and radio), computers, and other technological media for communication. Each of these media has its technological limitations -- radio, for instance, could broadcast an event live, but one would only hear the sound and not be able to see the performers; similarly, a television would be able to deliver video and sound, but not text (Croteau, Hoynes & Milan, 2011). Media technologies are platforms of computer networks that allow for the delivery of all media forms; interactive, video, picture, sound, text and live (Croteau et al., 2011). Information communications and media technologies, therefore, refer to the various…

References

Croteau, R., Hoynes, W. D. & Milan, S. (2011). Media/Society: Industries, Images and Audiences (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gray, D. (2012). The Connected Company. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media Inc.

Townsend-Hall, B. (n.d.). Communications Audit: How can it Help You? The Sideroad. Retrieved December 2, 2015 from  http://www.sideroad.com/Business_Communication/communications-audit.html

Communication

The McDonald's Menu and Charles erger's Uncertainty Reduction Theory

In the field of communication, extant theories and models aim to provide explanations about the nature and dynamics of relating and interacting with other people. These theoretical frameworks also delve into various kinds of communication, such as verbal or non-verbal and intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and organizational. One of the most important aspects among these kinds of communication concern theories about interpersonal relationships, which serve as the common ground wherein further studies on communication among people from one-on-one, group, and/or organizational.

Among these interpersonal theories, Charles erger's uncertainty reduction theory figures as one of the most descriptive and analytical theory in studying communication at the most basic level. The uncertainty reduction theory describes the 'self-monitoring' behavior of communicators when initially establishing a relationship or interacting with another communicator or an agent of communication. The theory involves two important concepts: the objective…

Bibliography

Littlejohn, S. (1999). Theories of Human Communication. CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Official web site of McDonald's-India:  http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/ourfood/veg/ .

Official web site of McDonald's-Canada:  http://www.mcdonalds.ca/en/food/lighter.aspx 

Official web site of McDonald's-Philippines:  http://www.8mcdo.com/whatsnew.asp .

Communication Issues and Differences

Discuss the common communications issues that exist between business and IT. Provide examples from your organization if available to illustrate the impact of these issues. Discuss methods for avoiding these issues.

Information Technology departments often have a substantially different communication cultures and styles than business related departments such as finance or accounting, because of IT's difference of short-term organizational priorities. Although all departments within an organization ideally share the same vision of profit and expansion as the result of success an innovation, communication conflicts can occur when, for example, an IT department wishes to conduct a costly testing procedure upon a new system that the finance department deems unnecessary. hat seems necessary from a technical point-of-view seems financially spurious to one who does not understand the necessary software protocols of a new system's evolving development and lifecycle.

Likewise, when a HR department wishes to revise department…

Work Cited

Patterson, Beth & Steve Lindsey. (October 2000) Weighing Resources Technology can streamline workforce planning and cost analysis HR Magazine: 103.

Wiegers, Karl. (July 1994) "Creating a Software Engineering Culture." Originally Published in Software Development magazine. Process Impact Website. Retrieved 15 Feb 2005 at  http://www.processimpact.com/articles/culture.html

Hiring Effective Communicators

One of the ways our organization can improve its performance is by hiring more effective communicators. All members of the organization are responsible for communicating, with the most obviously communicative job being that of the dispatcher. Dispatchers are practically defined by their ability to use the dispatch system to communicate between patients/clients and the medics. Their role in the company is critical, but in our organization, the dispatchers are ironically poor communicators.

Whereas medics are primarily concerned with effective delivery of patient care, the dispatchers are concerned with filling requests. Therefore, it is possible that the dispatchers are under pressure from the senior management. In that case, it is important to have dispatchers that are willing to speak out and to be honest with senior management about working more closely with medics. It is also important to hire medics that are good communicators. Medics need to communicate…

References

Anderson, A.R. (2013). Successful business communication. Forbes. Retrieved online: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyanderson/2013/05/28/successful-business-communication-it-starts-at-the-beginning/#27a61e4f1db5

Text: Focusing on Organizational Change.

Communications Audit eport: A Case Study of Walmart Inc.

A Case Study of Walmart Inc.: Communications Audit eport

Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer, and the world's largest company by revenues. A communications audit was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the company's communication strategy. This report presents the findings of that audit. It shows the specific media and channel used to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

Communications Audit eport: A Case Study of Walmart Inc.

Walmart is an American-based multinational corporation headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded in 1962 with the aim of providing discount goods to customers to enable them live better. It went public in October 1969 to facilitate the achievement of this vision. Today, the company operates over 11,000 stores in 27 countries, dealing in a wide range of merchandise including foodstuffs, groceries, clothing, furniture, apparel, toys, electronics and clothing. It is home…

References

Chandler, D. & Munday, R. (2013). A Dictionary of Media and Communication. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press.

Downs, C. W. & Adrian, A. D. (2012). Assessing Organizational Communication: Strategic Communications Audit.New York, NY: Guilford Publications.

Gray, D. (2012). The Connected Company. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media Inc.

Newsom, D., Turk, J. & Kruckeberg, D. (2012). This is PR: The Realities of Public Relations (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Communication Process

The procedure of communication involves a sender transmitting data in a fitting structure to guarantee the message is comprehended by the recipient. The sender should likewise consider potential "noise" or limitations to the transmitted communication. Compelling communication relies on upon:

clearly characterizing the goal of the message

taking record of the requirements of the recipient

selecting the best medium and strategy for communication

being mindful of how "noise" can contort the message

Ensuring feedback, to assure comprehension of the message (Business Case Studies, 2016).

Example Site: www.Amazon.com

The site decided for this task is www.amazon.com. The firm is a U.S. based trade and distribution organization dealing in computers and electronics located in Seattle, Washington. It is the biggest Internet-based retailer in the United States. Amazon.com began as an online book shop, later enhancing its services to offer DVDs, Blurays, CDs, video downloads/spilling, and MP3downloads/gushing, book recording downloads/streaming, furniture,…

References

Barney, J. (2011). "Amazon urges California referendum on online tax." Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2011.

Business Case Studies. (2016). Communication strategies to engage a variety of stakeholders. Retrieved from  http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/enterprise-rent-a-car/communication-strategies-to-engage-a-variety-of-stakeholders/the-communication-process.html#axzz3x23DvkrI 

Faculty Focus. (2016). Media richness and communication in online education. Retrieved from  http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/media-richness-and-communication-in-online-education/ 

Gump, J. (n.d). written communication: choosing words widely. Retrieved from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.almnet.org/resource/resmgr/imported/communications.pdf

Insomuch, Angela felt that she was being penalized because she worked from home. Although alph tried to explain that this was not the case, he was unsuccessful in conveying the real issue of missing a deadline. Consequently, the focus shifted to more of a personal nature because Angela felt unappreciated so they decided to reconvene to another meeting two weeks later.

Unfortunately, the meeting started with some hostility from Angela. She was very cold and nonresponsive to alph's questions regarding her well-being. Because Angela did not feel positive about the last exchange, she missed another meeting, plus she failed to submit a report. Her actions are labeled as passive aggressive because her lack of apathy has now transferred into a performance issue. With her constant interruptions and frustrations, Angela refuses to communicate and wants to resign. Clearly, conflict is an issue in which resolution is needed in the form of…

References

Communication for Organizations. (2010). Communication process: The basics. Retrieved from http://communicationprocess.net/

Jehn, K.A., Greer, L., Levine, S., & Szulanski, G. (2008). The Effects of conflict types, dimensions, and emergent states on group outcomes. Group Decision & Negotiation, 17(6), 465-495. doi:10.1007/s10726-008-9107-0

Mind Tools. (2012). Active listening: Hear what people are really saying. Retrieved from  http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm 

Mind Tools. (2012). Conflict resolution: Resolving conflict rationally and effectively. Retrieved from  http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_81.htm

For this communication class to be effective it is however going to need to use these forms of one-way communication to support collaboration and more interactive discussion. The design goals of Web 2.0 technologies (O'eilly, 36) shown in Figure 1 of the Appendix are beginning to be adopted throughout many social networking and online teaching tools (Greener, 178). Communication in this online class will be much more effective if these tools based on Web 2.0 design objectives are used. The ability to collaborate more, interact and converse more will be possible. Technology use in this class needs to enable create conversation and communication so more can be achieved.

Appendices

Figure 1: Web 2.0 Explained (O'eilly, 36)

eferences

Susan Greener. "Talking online: reflecting on online communication tools. " Campus - Wide Information Systems 26.3 (2009): 178.

Tim O'eilly. "Web 2.0:…

References

Susan Greener. "Talking online: reflecting on online communication tools. " Campus - Wide Information Systems 26.3 (2009): 178.

Tim O'Reilly. "Web 2.0: Stuck on a Name or Hooked on Value?" Dr. Dobb's Journal. 34 -- 36. 1 Jul 2006

Communication Analysis

During the process of conducting an interview there is are selected approaches that are utilized to set the tone of the conversation. Depending upon the style, this can have an effect on the kind of questions and the answers that are provided. In the case of the interview between Michael Parkinson and Meg yan, his style had an effect on what was learned in the process. To fully understand what is taking place requires looking at how the interview was conducted. This will be accomplished by focusing on: the style, seating arrangement, questioning approach, purpose and how this could be improved. Together, these different elements will provide specific insights about how to conduct an effective interview. (Mestherie, 1999, pp. 93- 100) ("Meg yan on Parkinson," 2011)

Discussion

The interview Parkinson and Meg yan is taking a very confrontational style. This occurred when Parkinson began to have condescending responses…

References

Meg Ryan on Parkinson. (2011). You Tube. Retrieved from:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF6l6k-3ods 

Andrews, P. (2005). Sports Journalism. London: Sage.

Ansell, G. (2005). Introduction to Journalism. Johannesburg: Jacana.

Eadie, W. (2009). 21st Century Communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.

Communication Skills Needed for Effective Collaboration

Communication is the process of relaying information from the source to the recipient. The essential elements in a communication process include the message, channel, encoder and the decoder. The message is the intended information that is passed by the communicator to the listener. From the source, the message is made meaningful through the encoder. Once the message reaches the other end of the communication channel, it gets meaning to the recipient when has passed through the decoder stage (Agarwal, 2010). This also means that the message can be made use of once the message passes through all these stages.

Points assigned

Organization

The audience cannot make much out of the communication because of a breakdown. The reasons for these include inappropriate message, wrong medium used as well as presence of detractors in the channel of communication.

The audience has a difficulty following the communication…

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Agarwal, O. (2010). Effective communication (Rev. ed.). Mumbai [India: Himalaya Pub. House.

Decker, B. (2007). How to communicate effectively. London: Kogan Page

Mambert, W. (2013). The elements of effective communication; idea, power, tactics. Washington: Acropolis Books.

McQuail, D. (2011). Communication. London: Longman.

Communication in organizations includes all the means, both formal and informal, by which information is passed up, down, and across the network of managers and workers in a business. These various types of communication may be used to distribute official information between workers and management, to trade hearsay and rumors, or anything in between. The dispute for businesses is to control these countless communications so they serve to advance customer relations, encourage employee satisfaction, build knowledge-sharing all through the organization, and most significantly, improve the firm's competitiveness (Communication in Organizations, 2012).

Communication is one of the most prevailing and important activities in organizations. Basically, relationships grow out of communication, and the functioning and survival of organizations is based on effectual relationships amid individuals and groups. Additionally organizational capabilities are developed and carried out through intensely social and communicative processes. Communication helps people and groups manage activities to attain goals, and…

References

Aul, P. & Siira, K. (2010). Organizational Communication and Conflict Management

Systems. Nordicom Review, 31(1), p. 125-141.

Berger, B.K. (2008). Employee/Organizational Communications. Retrieved from  http://www.instituteforpr.org/topics/employee-organizational-communications/ 

Boesky, J. (2011). Active Listening. Retreived from  http://www.johnboesky.com/activelistening.php

acism in the United States is often seen as the methodical oppression of African-Americans and other people of color and the related ideology of white supremacy and black inferiority. These two aspects of racism have influenced the U.S. society from the early 1600's until the present (Bohmer 1998). It all comes down to everyone being different and people being unable to accept these differences.

I have often found myself when choosing people to date letting the fact of whether these people had any college education or not influence my decision on who to go out with and who not to. After evaluating that way of thinking, I have come to the realization that this is just silly and that this factor should not be something that I take into the equation when deciding who to go out with.

Task 3

Effective communication occurs mainly at an unconscious level and this…

Reference List

Bohmer, P., 1998, Marxist Theory of Racism and Racial Inequality, Available at:

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Effective Communication Skills, 2009, Available at:  http://www.maximumadvantage.com/ 

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News Reporting on Crimes, Corruption, and worsening Economic Conditions:

News channels also telecast detailed reports on crimes, corruption, political instability, and worsening conditions of economies. General public, which is already in a miserable condition due to a stressful life further gets into tensions and worries due to such type of information. These reports present a very weird picture of what is happening around the world. All this creates an atmosphere of restlessness, anxiety, and depression among the general public (Kraut & Attewell).

Impacts of Information overload on Investors:

Investing in a particular asset, organization, or industry is such a decision which requires a comprehensive and careful analysis of the relevant facts and figures. Generally, investors look at the industry trends over the last few years in a view to anticipate the attractiveness and potential of their investment. Now-a-days, there are various sources through which they can obtain this information. But…

Works Cited

Bondarouk, Tanya. Handbook of research on e-transformation and human resources management technologies: organizational outcomes and challenges. Hershey: Information Science Reference, 2009. Print. (412)

Costigan, Sean & Perry, Jake. Cyberspaces and global affairs. Burlington: Ashgate Publishers, 2012. Print. (p. 319)

Eppler, Martin. Managing information quality: increasing the value of information in knowledge-intensive products and processes. New York: Springer, 2006. (p. 2)

Kraut, Robert & Attewell, Paul. Media Use in a Global Corporation: Electronic Mail and Organizational Knowledge. 6 July 1996. Web. 16 March 2012.

The web site focuses on delivering business to its customers, and at the same time delivering business to other business segments (Habermann, et. al., 2004). Habermann and his colleagues describe the current information technology strategy of Starbucks as follows.

Currently the site is more in line with the company's mission and strategy, to build the brand, educate their consumers and provide some limited online purchases as well as value added services. Its focus is on the business to consumer and business to business segments. The site is very clear, concise and easy to navigate which makes the overall experience very user friendly.

In view of this, it can be concluded that Starbucks somehow successfully uses information technology to communicate with their customers and business partners.

ased on the research conducted by Habermann and his colleagues, one way to improve communication in Starbucks, through information technology, is to allow their web…

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Habermann, C., Mattis, A., Medvedowsky, D., Nash, O.

Starbucks. http://elab.vanderbilt.edu/research/papers/pdf/student_projects/Final%20Report%20Starbucks.com.pdf

Communication Sharing

Elaborate on the factors that are important to ensure communication is effective and efficient in the workplace.

There are many factors that are critically important to ensure communication is accurate, efficient and effective throughout a workplace, with the larger the enterprise, the more critical these factors becoming. First and most important are shared expectations (Jones, George, 2007), trust, and a focus on shared objectives. Many studies indicate of these three factors, trust is the single greatest catalyst of communication within and between groups and within teams. Additional factors that are critically important for ensuring communication effectiveness and efficiency include a common lexicon or language (Jones, George, 2007). In many industries the reliance highly specific acronyms, concepts and terms are an approach to simplify and streamline communication through each sector of an industry and its value chain. Of the many disagreements companies have internally and externally that have as…

References

Jeffrey H. Dyer, & Kentaro Nobeoka. (2000). Creating and managing a high-performance knowledge-sharing network: The Toyota case. Strategic Management Journal: Special Issue: Strategic Networks, 21(3), 345-367.

Jones, Gareth, & George, Jennifer. (2007). Essentials of contemporary management . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.;.

Nold, H.. (2011). Merging Knowledge Creation Theory with the Six-Sigma Model for Improving Organizations: The Continuous Loop Model. International Journal of Management, 28(2), 469-477.

The one that was the most successful would receive more focus. This means that the strategy will concentrate on what area will most effectively increase sales. Therefore, it will involve the elements of: advertising and public relations activities.

When you step back and analyze this part of the strategy, it is clear that it will give the best results for AC Online ooks. The reason why is because, it is determining what approach will have the greatest impact on the company's bottom line. Once this takes place, it will allow the business, to most effectively target their media strategy.

Clearly, AC Online ooks has a unique approach that could allow them to revolutionize the sale of online literature (through their free shipping within 24 hours policy). However, to determine the best strategy for effectively promoting the site requires identify the target audience. In this case, this would involve: every age…

Bibliography

Heibieng, Roman. The One Day Marketing Plan. New York: McGraw Hill, 2004. Print.

Trehan, Mukesha. "Media Planning and Scheduling." Advertising and Sales Management. New Delhi: VK Publishers, 2007. 140. Print.

Because they ignored those concerns and chose to save a very small amount of money, they ended up costing their organization much more money for placing an entirely new advertisement that reflected the additional wording that the two team members had originally tried to propose.

On a much smaller scale, this is precisely the same thing that happened on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform: namely, junior-level team members expressed specific concerns to management; those concerns were ignored and further contribution of those team members discouraged by management. Ultimately, the organization suffered exactly the type of harm those team members had envisioned and it cost the organization much more than the relatively inexpensive fixes that would have been recommended by the dissenting team members if their opinions had been take more seriously by management.

eferences

Barsa, M. And Dana, D.A. "Learning from Disaster: Lessons for the Future from the Gulf…

References

Barsa, M. And Dana, D.A. "Learning from Disaster: Lessons for the Future from the Gulf

of Mexico." Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 38(2) 2011: 219-

Charvatova, D. And van der Veer, C.G. "Communication and Human Resource

Management and its Compliance with Culture." International Journal of Human

Communication in Organizations

Define organizational culture and provide analysis of organizational culture relating to role, power, people and task culture as discussed by Charles B. Handy (1994) "Understanding Organizations"

Organizational culture is many things including the values and behaviors an organization and its members adopt to create the environment in which they work. esearchers have struggled for decades to define organizational culture as one thing or another. They have also worked diligently to define what skills or components are necessary to promote a successful 'culture' within an organization. To understand how organizational culture can benefit any enterprise one must first define organizational culture.

Organizational culture is defined differently depending on who you talk to. There are several consensus opinions however about what organizational culture includes. Organizational culture includes the morals, values, beliefs and strategies a firm and its employees or managers adopt to conduct business successfully (Bonache & Cabrera, 1999).…

References:

Bonache, J., Cabrera, E.F. (1999). "An expert HR system for aligning organizational culture and strategy." Human Resources Planning, 22(1): 51.

Handy, C.B. (1994). Understanding Organizations. New York: Penguin.

Hansen, D.A. (2005 -- March). "Total Quality Management." Available:

http://home.att.net/~iso9k1/tqm/tqm.html#Introduction

Collaboration and Communication among different personality types can also be optimized by knowledge. The three personality types identified include the Thinker, the Organizer, and the Giver. Thinkers tend to reflect independently upon new information. They are good at analysis and abstract thinking, and devising new approaches to complex issues. The organizer in turn prefers clear, concrete task definitions in a structured, stable environment. They tend to carefully organize both their work and their schedules, and require feedback to ensure that they are on the right path. They are responsible and reliable and work well within social settings. The Giver enjoys studying with others, as well as teaching them. Their main aim is to be helpful to others, while also being honest and clear in expressing their feelings. They are also good at negotiation and aim to communicate openly.

In a group setting, these three personality types can work well together…

Good managers must act quickly when faced with ethical dilemmas.

Leaders need ensure that dignity and respect are maintained at all times.

These different elements are important, because they are providing us with a basic foundation as to how manages can apply effective leadership inside their organization. Once this occurs, is when there will be a transformation in operating environment with everyone willing to work together on a regular basis. (Voyer, 2011)

Conclusion

Clearly, the different pieces of literature that we reviewed are illustrating how managers must be able to embrace certain ideas. That will help to improve the ability of the firm to deal with a host of challenges. The way that this is accomplished is through having everyone focus on certain characteristics that will enhance the operating environment to include: exercising effective leadership, having good communication and implementing a values-based system. These different elements are important, because the…

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Engaging Stakeholders. (2011). Wharton. Retrieved from:  http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2814 

Demichellis, S. (2008). Language, Meaning and Games. The American Economic Review, 98 (4), 1292 -- 1311.

Easty, B. (2004). Airbus A3XX. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from:  http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam?E=8284&R=201028-PDF-ENG&conversationId=88900 

Kiron, D. (2011). Analytics. MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved from:  http://sloanreview.mit.edu/feature/achieving-competitive-advantage-through-analytics/

Communication and Leadership

hat makes a great leader? How is a great leader made? There is no single answer to that question because there are as many different kinds of great leaders as there are problems in society that need to be overcome. hile certainly it is true that many important and effective leaders share a number of the same qualities, it is also imperative to remember that each leader has different challenges that face him or her because of the particular historical circumstances that call that person to be a leader.

This research proposal maps out a plan to study the ways in which African-Americans become leaders in the United States today, looking at the struggles that they have to overcome in terms of the general level of background racism that still exists in this nation. But this is certainly not a research project designed to cast pity on…

We now turn away from recent history to contemporary American society to look at the ways in which some contemporary African-Americans are becoming leaders in their communities, despite the racism that they face from the surrounding world.  http://www.twbookmark.com/books/33/0446675466/chapter_excerpt9276.html 

http://almaz.com/nobel/peace/MLK-jail.html

Encyclopedia Britannica

This is thought to be negative reinforcement. Oftentimes various manipulative strategies may be used. One of these is impression management. This is where one tries to make one's side look good. Authority involves stating one's right to make a decision. Emotion involves making an emotional display to get one's way (Families and Family Decision Making, 2008).

I think that negotiation is the best method. This allows everyone to have their opinions heard and then the best decision can be made. This gives everyone the opportunity to participate in the decision making process and feel as if they are contributing the well being of the family as a whole. If everyone is allowed to feel as if their ideas and thoughts count for something then they are more likely to listen to others. The best decisions are usually made when all of the information and choices are laid out for everyone…

References

Centralization vs. Decentralization.(2007). Retrieved May 9, 2010, from Web site:

 http://adamp.com/management/centralization-vs.-decentralization/ 

Cherry, Kendra. (2010). Attachment Styles. Retrieved from About Web site:

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Communication Coordination

Electronic advertisement

The world of advertisement has greatly revolved and there are several changes that each company must follow in order to have the market presence and be at par with the competition that are in the same market. This particular marketing and campaign strategy will be on electronics line that is yet to be produced.

The primary objective is to reach as many as possible people within the U.S.A. And across the world with the brand name hence sensitizing them of the entry of the brand name.

The new line will get involved in Sports sponsorship to give it a global platform to showcase some of its latest inventions and act as a brand ambassador for the company. Millions of dollars will be spent over years in aggressive advertisement at such sports events which will give the customers a chance to see the products hence creating more…

References

Macdermott, (2011). Modern Marketing Methods. Retrieved October 12, 2013  http://www.flyingsolo.com.au/marketing/business-marketing/modern-marketing-methods

This system has the ease of being used in any lighthouse irrespective of its current lighting and power systems. Due to this, Vega is the sole company in the world having such advanced technological and optical competencies. Through the system, all the beacons installed can be monitored from a central location, thereby reducing the quantity of false call outs and identifying faults which require manual attention.

Considering the Total Cost of Ownership -- TCO Vega's product offer a low TCO as their IT products recover the average cost of $30,000 for installation since it reduces the $1,250 per hour helicopter-assisted maintenance. The computer-managed systems have to be fail-proof as any type of false call could cost up to $3,500. This system manufactured by Vega uses the interactive technology capable of permitting technicians to switch lights on or off from a remote location. Vega enjoys economies of scale as it has…

References

Vega Industries Ltd.: A History" (May, 2004)

Case Study- Given by client

mGAMES would benefit from sure and reliable contracts, help in adapting to the new requirements and additional research funds. The benefits adherent to a process of negotiation are sometimes considered synonyms with the goals of a negotiation process. However a distinction must be made in that the goals refer to the future, or the expected benefits, whereas the actual benefits are more realistic and secure.

A mutual benefit would be that of generating a combined ability to strengthen the market position. This would ultimately result in a superior position relative to the competition. "Competition in the emerging handled device industry was fierce. Essentially well established PC manufacturers, every telecom manufacturer, most electronics manufacturers and many other sought to become players in this multi-billion dollar segment. New technologies and new models were constantly being released. Color capability, communication capabilities, screen, size, processor speed, AM capacity, overall size of the unit and…

References

Hill, S., 2002, mGAMES, Richard Ivey School of Business, the University of Western Ontario

Maiese, M., 2003, What Is Negotiation? Beyond Intractability,  http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/negotiation/last  accessed on November 17, 2008

Volkema, R.J., 1999, the Negotiation Toolkit, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

Welsh, S.G., 2003, Managing and Leading: 52 Lessons Learned for Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers

The author tries to take credit for making those two movies into hits.

2. Disinterested -- there is no compelling reason provided as to why the audience should care. The writer does not address the needs of the audience. Moreover, the writer has obviously not proofread the letter. The entire presentation is sloppy and unprofessional.

WHAT DOES the AUDIENCE NEED to KNOW?

What is the main idea of your message in relation to audience need?

That I offer a service that is of value to the audience

What are the additional ideas of your message that respond to audience needs?

The author has a positive history with the audience

The author was a success when employed by the audience

The author has enhanced their skills

The author has built a track record of success

The author would like to renew the business relationship

It is to the benefit of the…

From the experiences, I have had in organizations that work to combine autonomy, mastery and purpose, the level of performance goes up and becomes the new norm of corporate performance. The many studies of motivation underscore that when autonomy, mastery and purpose are combined, long-term learning and motivation occur (amsey, 2010). The communication networks and channels within organizations are accentuated and made more effective when these three attributes become the foundation of long-term learning and growth over time.

In conclusion, the culture, incentive, and leadership within a given organization have a major impact on the effectiveness of communication networks and channels within organizations. When there is a transformational mindset about aggregating content, data and information then transforming it from a system of record to competitive advantage, companies can use their expertise to compete more effectively. In many respects, this ability to compete more effectively based on better use of information…

References

Andriole, S. (2010). Business Impact of Web 2.0 Technologies. Association for Computing Machinery. Communications of the ACM, 53(12), 67.

Bernoff, J., & Li, C. (2008). Harnessing the Power of the Oh-So-Social Web. MIT Sloan Management Review, 49(3), 36-42.

Billington, C., & Davidson, R.. (2010). Using knowledge brokering to improve business processes. The McKinsey Quarterly,(2), 110.

Jeffrey H. Dyer, & Kentaro Nobeoka. (2000). Creating and managing a high-performance knowledge-sharing network: The Toyota case. Strategic Management Journal: Special Issue: Strategic Networks, 21(3), 345-367.

More specifically, because the potential for miscommunication, misunderstanding, and pejorative or other negative interpretations is so much greater in remote communications especially through email (SHM, 2010), the implications of failure to establish trust remotely are even greater. As Yoong (2009) points out, that is largely a function of the fact that genuineness in expressions of cultural awareness and sensitivity (as opposed to patronizing or otherwise insincere) expressions is absolutely crucial.

Sincerity and genuineness are much more difficult to communicate effectively in impersonal communications media (SHM, 2010; Yoong, 2009). Therefore, appropriate expressions and other manifestations of cultural awareness and sensitivity are most appropriately communicated to virtual working groups via two-way video conferencing instead of other less personal methods of communications, notwithstanding the substantive sufficiency or factual accuracy of those expressions in writing, for example (SHM, 2010;Yoong, 2009).

esearch Design

This project relies primarily on a review of secondary research in the…

References

Douglas, C. And Zivnuska, S. "Developing trust in leaders: an antecedent of firm performance." SAM Advanced Management Journal. Society for the Advancement of Management. 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2010 from HighBeam Research:  http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-177101798.html 

George, J.M. And Jones G.R. (2008). Understanding and Managing Organizational

Behavior. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Maxwell, J.C. (2007). The 21 Irrefutable Rules of Leadership. Georgia: Maxwell

Often, in fact, there can be an overabundance of communication without any effective organization or leveraging of the information thus obtained, which can lead to serious detriments to any organization or endeavor (Lager 2006). It is bad enough when one arm of an organization doesn't seem to know what the other is doing, but the problem seems somehow conceptually worse when the various arms have information regarding the rest of the organization, but don't utilize it. This is, unfortunately, partly occurring in my organization, and is also an issue I need to deal with personally as I incorporate the organization's goals and actions into my own thinking and methods.

This concept of the correct processing and utilization of information goes further than simply making the organization run more efficiently on an internal level. Especially as new regions of the world are becoming increasingly important for business, the use of communication…

References

Fitzgerald, Neil. (2006). "Mind the gap." Information week 28 August, pp. 8.

Friedrich, N. (2008). "Disparate solutions work to fill communications gap." Microwaves & RF 47(6), pp. 44.

Lager, M. (2006). "Overcoming a bear of a communications gap." Customer relations management 10(7), pp. 51.

In a study entitled Lost on the Web: Does Web Distribution Stimulate or Depress Television Viewing?, it was found out that Web distribution of TV programs positively influenced the overall viewing of TV network programming (Waldfogel, 2007). A joint poll by America Online and the Associated Press reports that 80% of their respondents say that their TV viewing habits remain unchanged despite having consumed online videos. It can be inferred, therefore, that Web distribution of network material can actually become a form of free advertising.

ESACH QUESTIONS and HYPOTHESES

The review of the literature and the study framework lead to the following research questions: Does downloading or online viewing of shows play a role in the TV viewing habits of University students? What are the motivations that drive these students who prefer online downloading and viewing over watching shows aired in cable TV?

It is likewise the review of the…

References

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Aughton, S. (2005, October 11). P2P activity doubles in two years. PC Pro. Downloaded at  http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/78525/p2p-activity-doubles-in-two-years.html 

CIO Online magazine. (2005, October). June Statistics Reveal Online Video Popularity. Downloaded at http://64.28.79.74/cmo/metrics/viewmetric.cfm?METRIC=866

Foulke, N. (2000, December). The history of Napster (a quick and dirty version). The Bi-College News Online. Downloaded at  http://www.biconews.com/article/view/3390

Communication: Unit Two, Three, And Four

"Who's misbehaving now? Parental and Coach Conduct in Youth Sports" by Maggie Durham

An essay is termed effective if it is able to relay information and pass its point across clearly. Maggie Durham's essay passes as an effective piece for a number of reasons. First, the author clearly states her goal, which is to get parents and coaches to engage in the sporting lives of the youth in a constructive manner. The use of questions is another crucial strategy. For instance, the pertinent question - "Whatever happened to sportsmanship, fair play, and just enjoying the game"- pushes readers to explore the key themes presented in the essay from an entirely different angle, and perhaps even conduct further research, to see just how modern play differs from its historical equivalent (Docstoc.com, 2013; Burns, 2014). Of equal significance is that the essay points its readers towards…

References

Burns, E. (2014). How to Close an Informative Essay. Demand Media. Retrieved 17 June 2014 from  http://classroom.synonym.com/close-informative-essay-4741.html 

Dawson, M. & Essid, J. (2010). Prewriting: Clustering. University of Richmond Writing Center. Retrieved 17 June 2014 from  http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/cluster.html 

Docstoc.com. (2013). Process Sample Essay. Docstoc.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014 from http://www.docstoc.com/docs/84369269/Process-Sample-Essay

Communication within the context of management, my advice would rely primarily on teamwork. By relying solely on his secretary to conduct his communication, the student is not developing the necessary skills to become a successful manager. Management is predicated on effective communication. In many instances, the most effective leaders are in turn, the best communicators. Managers in particular must be able to articulate a compelling value proposition for their respective teams in order to achieve superior results. In order to inspire, communication skills must subsequently be developed. By simply delegating this task to his secretary, the management student is foregoing his own personal growth and leadership development (Kleiman, 2010).

Written communication in particular is especially important as the world's economies become more interrelated. In many instances, mangers are not subject to the geographical constraints that they were in the past. This provides better efficiencies in regards to communications as tools…

Reference:

1. Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries The Dark Side of Leadership - Business Strategy Review 14(3), Autumn Page 26 (2003).

2. Kleiman, Lawrence S. "Management and Executive Development." Reference for Business: Encyclopedia of Business (2010): n. pag. Web. 25 Mar 2011.

3. Lesikar, R.V., Flatley, M.E., & Rentz, K. (2008). Business communication: Making

connections in a digital world (11th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.)

This became a major roadblock for the project with opposing views on the problem.

Finally, the manager spoke to the client and explained the situation. They agreed to extend the due date by a couple of months and the developers and testers felt that time was good enough to make the changes. So, communication helped to clear this stand-off between the team members.

Leadership style of the manager

The manager followed a democratic style of leadership. According to Daft (2007, p.44), "A democratic leader delegates authority to others, encourages participation, relies on subordinates' knowledge for completion of tasks, and depends on subordinate respect for influence." This is the exact approach that was followed by my manager and it proved to be effective. He could manage the entire project and could communicate easily with those located in different parts of the world.

Such a style of leadership was comfortable for all…

References

Daft, Richard. L. (2007). The Leadership Experience. Publication: Cengage Learning.

Hartley, Peter. Bruckmann, Clive. G. (2002). Business Communication. Publication: Psychology Press.