Organizational Communication Analysis

Organizational Communication Analysis Part II – Interpersonal and Intercultural Paper

· Resource: The Virtual Organizations Portal

Choose one of the three critical events listed below that would affect communication within your selected Virtual Organization (Kudler Fine foods):

· Leadership change such as a change in the chief executive officer or superintendent, political change, or major changes in management department heads

· Reorganization such as a merger or takeover; change in community or industry image or stature; gaining or losing accreditation; political change; or major employment changes such as outsourcing, layoffs, expansion, and foreign labor

· Crisis within an industry

Business: ethical violations, technological malfunction, major financial loss

Schools: change in stature, ethical violations, violence, major gang or drug incident

Health care: wrongful death, medication error, ethics violation

Government: mismanagement of funds, ethical violations, lack of response or preparedness, conflicting parties

Note. You must use your chosen critical event throughout all subsequent weekly assignments.

Write a 1,400 word paper.

Address how your selected Virtual Organizational critical event affects the following:

· Interpersonal communication ethics

· Perceptions of power

· Communication during conflict

· Intercultural and diversity conflict

· Communication climate

Identify what communications theories apply to this organization. You may choose from the following communications theories or others:

· General Systems theory

· Cognitive Dissonance Theory

· Social Exchange Theory

· Social Penetration Theory

· Face-negotiation theory

· Any other communication theory you studied in your BS/COM coursework. You may reference Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application by R. West & L.H. Turner in the University Library eBook collection.

Explain how the application of a theoretical perspective would help the organization respond to this critical event.

Describe how the implementation of effective communication strategies might help the organization overcome this negative situation and arrive at a positive outcome.

Include a minimum of four academic sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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How change in leadership affects communication in Kudler Fine Foods

The modern day workplace is very much demanding on managers’ part as it requires them to keep on looking for new ways motivating their employees. It is through this motivation that the employees are motivated in order to increase organization performance at the end of the day. This calls for managers to develop effective interpersonal communication skills, conflict management and change management skills. Managers are required to have effective and efficient communication skills in order to make a good relationship with the people they work with. These skills are mostly needed if an organization ……………………

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