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The Need for Communication in Business
I have been assigned to solve a firms communication crisis after the purchase of a new production site 50 miles from London. ... The two diagrams show how the business will configure its communication before and after the change. ...
Good Communication is extremely important in any business, without it there is not much point. Having good communication between the managers, directors, workers and others is necessary so that goals can be achieved and that everyone will have good understanding between each other.
"Communication - social intercourse, the science and practice of transmitting information."
Oxford Concise Dictionary
"Communication - messages passed between a sender and a receiver through a medium such as a letter or a fax."
GCSE Business Studies SE
"Communication is the process of sharing ideas, information, and messages with others in a particular time and place. Communication includes writing and talking, as well ass non-verbal communication (such as facial expressions, body language, or gestures), visual communication (the use of images or pictures such as painting, photography, video or film) and electronic communication (telephone calls, electronic mail, cable television, or satellite broadcasts). Communication is a vital part of personal life and is also important in business, education, and any other situation where people encounter each other."
Encarta OnLine
"Communication takes place when one mind acts upon its environment that another mind is influenced, and in that other mind an experience occurs which is like the experience in the first mind, and is caused in part by that experience."
Britannica OnLine
"Communication - If there is no communication in the business, there is not much point of running it. ...
With poor conditions of interaction in a business, nothing will be achieved. ... This would damage the business reputation and trust from the customer. With perfect or adequate communication between staff, problems like these are certain not to happen. ... This can be done by verbal communication face-to-face. ... Its not just e-mail that is involved in electronic communication, it also involves faxes and telephones. ... Internal Communication includes verbal communication, e-mail, memos, intercom via telephones, computer network, notices and messages, and also through meetings. External communication includes fax, telephone, mobile, pager, video conferencing, the Internet, e-mail, and through a computer network.
We call communication that takes place indoors internal communication. ...
When conversations between staff occur during meetings or small gatherings in different areas, we call this verbal communication. ...
When the company communicates with another party other than the firm, we call this external communication. ... Fax machines are relatively cheap, as there are different ways of communication emerging. ...
To gain some knowledge about communication methods I spent two weeks at WHSmith. ... Telephones are the easiest form of communication to use. ... Communication can be received just seconds after a number being dialled. ...
From the questionnaire I took to WHSmith, I have realised that the method they use suits the business perfectly. ...
All the research has contributed to my opinion of communication they should choose. I recommend that they should use intercom within the two sites for instant communication. They could have similar communication compared to WHSmith with the supervisors with mobile phones connected to the intercom and also a telephone in each department of the site. ... Fax is normally used for business use rather than personal or commercial use. ...
After two weeks of observation at WHSmith, I have learned that there are various methods of communication depending whom the correspondent is. ... I decided not to select postage as part of communication as it can take up and waste a lot of time. ... I had to choose the suitable methods of communication that would be most convenient to the customer.
Approximate Word count = 3765
Approximate Pages = 15.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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