Midterms: Communication Process

Communication Process

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Information Management

-the collection and management of 

information from one or more sources

& the distribution of that information to 

one or more audiences.

Communication 

- process of transferring information from a sender 

to a receiver with the use of medium in which the 

communicated information is understood by both 

the sender and receiver.

Barriers of Communication 

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Structural

- Organization's design and bureaucratic patterns

- Size of organization

- Number of managers & supervisory layers

- Number of employees

- Size of physical plant

Semantics

-the branch of communication science

that studies aspects of words and messages.

Technical

-Defect in equipment

-Defect in environment

-Defect in medium

People

-Individual differences in background and perception.

Outcome

-Closely tied to the acceptance of the message by the receiver.

-If the receiver cannot perform the requested task, the communication has not been entirely successful.