Reading through organizational communication was intriguing to me because we've all, at some point in our lives, have been a part of some kind of organizations. We've all contributed to the journal to reaching their missions and goals as well as been a part of the communication.
I used to work at a technology company and everything was so formal. To apply to this experienced, I was mainly interested in the formal and informal channels of communication within the organization.
The formal communication channels follow the organization structure or hierarchy. I have experienced this in my work experiences at several companies. To get things approved, an individual has to go through their supervisor, who has to report to their department manager, who then reports to the general manager etc. I understand that there needs to be structure but I feel that this sometimes can slow down the information flow -- the path information takes as it passes through the org. But in the over all picture, it is preferable to have a formal communication channel to prevent chaos.
When compared the information communication channels, the formal way is much more structured for success. The informal communication deviates from the planned communication structure when can cause gossip, clutter, and chaos. I still sometimes like a little bit of information to relieve the stress and the tension of always being so proper.
Signing out,
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I agree that sometimes going through so many different people to get something approved can slow a process down, however, it is necessary to "prevent chaos". I think that when you're working in a small company, maybe it isn't so dire to go up the ladder to get the OK.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you feel is proper or not. There's a time in place for flowing properly or not. Gossip obviously doesn't spread propper.
I agree that the paths information take slow down the process. This has happened to me many times at my own work place where simple answer questions just take forever to be transfered because of the way the information or question has to go through. I believe the hierachy level and the way information has to go through an organization should be different from communication to communication which would make it more effective.
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