Research on Organizational Communication

Conducting Research on Organizational Identity

The concept of organizational identity has its roots in the exploration of identity in an individual level. The concept of organizational identity was introduced by Albert and Whetten in 1985. They suggested that organizational identity embodies the characteristics of an organization, that its members perceive to be central, distinctive, and enduring (or continuing) in an organization when past...

Introducing Organizational Communication

Organizational Communication Skills

The five concepts and theories that seem to have the most relevance to my current professional position as an English Language instructor and the head of an English Language and Education Department are: (1) diversity in the workplace and its effect on communication, (2) leadership, (3) management and administration, (4) decision making and (5) problem solving with a special focus on organizati...

Communication Styles among Organizational Peers

Communication styles are representative of the individuals and identifying the communication styles of an individual allows the understanding of individual background, the way of thinking and perception of social reality. In the organizational context, studying the communicator styles of a group of organizational employees can be equated with learning the organizational culture. The purposes of...

Organizational communication structure and performance

The effect of organizational communication structure on performance is studied using a project selection framework in which heterogeneous, rational agents can reject or accept projects. A hierarchy performs better than a polyarchy in tough environments, whereas the reverse holds in friendly environments. Hierarchies can be too strict from a social welfare point of view. Indeed, if the value of ...