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FUNDAMENTALS OF
MANAGEMENT (MGT 162)
Learning Objectives
Communication process
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Types of Communication
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COMMUNICAT
ION PROCESS
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Sender
• The sender initiates the communication process by encoding his or her
meaning and sending the message through a channel.
Encoding
• Encoding translates the sender’s ideas into a systematic set of symbols or a
language expressing the communicator’s purpose.
Channel
• The medium by which a message travels
Components of Decoding
Communications • A receiver’s translation of a sender’s message
Process Receiver
• The receiving person or group must make sense of the information received.
Feedback
• The process of verifying messages and the receiver’s attempts to ensure that
the message he or she decoded is what the sender really meant to convey.
Noise
• Any internal or external interference or distraction with the intended
message that can cause distortion in the sending and receiving of messages
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FORMAL COMMUNICATION
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FORMAL COMMUNICATION
Vertical communication
Horizontal communication
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FORMAL COMMUNICATION
Vertical
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COMMUNICAT
ION
(GRAPEVINE)
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Single Strand
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Gossip
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Probability
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Cluster
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BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATIONS
Information
Noise Poor Listening Time Pressure
Overload
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OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
Obtain feedback
Avoid noise
Recognize emotions