COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN ORGANISATION
... Many variables affect the way that internal communication takes place within organizations. ... The structure of a company, its corporate culture, and organizational environment influence the use of informal and formal channels of communication. ... However, when employees are in diverse locations while issues are instantaneous, memos and meetings are often times chosen over word of mouth communication. Given the importance of communication to the organization it is imperative for the government to introduce new means of communication and improve the current one. ... The paper is going to look at channel of communication, its effectiveness and make some recommendations. ... COMMUNICATION To better understand the concept, it is imperative to define communication and types of communication in the organization. The term communication refers to a process of establishing a commonness of ideas with some one or some people. ... Communication takes two forms that are: Non-verbal and verbal Formal and non-formal In verbal communication verbatim is used to convey a message from one person or organization to the other while in non verbal communication it is gestures, facial expressions, and other body movements that are used to convey a message. In formal communication we refer to a systematic way of addressing a person either by position or status. Non-formal communication usually takes place between friends, or employees, it is basically not work based or related. ... IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION The primary function of communication is to develop and maintain a systematic way of effectively communicating information so that it acts as a tool for understanding. There has to be a sender and a receiver and only when the information is interpreted and used that is when it is said that communication has taken place The other important function is that of binding workers together in an organization so as to ammonize the operations of the organization.