COM4807 - Organisational Communication Theory (COM4807)
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COM4807 - Organisational Communication Theory ASSIGNMENT 1. ASSIGNMENT 1: INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THE
ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Introduction
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ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION THEORY
ORGANISATIONAL
COMMUNICATION THEORY
ASSIGNMENT 1
UNIQUE NO: 813936
MK SEPHESU - 35644508
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, Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................................3
2. How interactive communication technologies have influenced organisational
communication pertaining to the micro, meso and macro organisational
environments;...................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Organisational environment...........................................................................................5
2.2.1 Internal Environment................................................................................................6
2.2.2 External Environment..............................................................................................6
2.3 Types of External Environments...................................................................................7
2.3.1 The Micro Environment...........................................................................................7
2.3.2 A Macro Environment..............................................................................................9
2.3.3 The Meso environment..........................................................................................11
3. Interactive communication technologies..........................................................................13
3.1 Interactive communication...........................................................................................13
3.2 Web 2.0 technologies.....................................................................................................13
3.2.1 Advantages of Web 2.0..........................................................................................14
3.2.2 Differences between social media and Web 2.0?............................................14
4. The changing communication landscape.........................................................................15
4.1 Definition...........................................................................................................................15
4.2 Factors affecting media landscape change..............................................................15
5 Open & closed organisational system...............................................................................17
5.1 The Open System............................................................................................................17
5.2 Closed system organizational environment.........................................................18
6. The Adaptive Structuration Theory....................................................................................24
6.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................24
6.2 Definition...........................................................................................................................25
7. Contingency Theory...............................................................................................................26
7.1 Approaches......................................................................................................................26
7.2 Variables............................................................................................................................27
7.3 Factors of contingency leadership.............................................................................28
7.4 Fiedler Leadership style................................................................................................29
7.5 Strengths of contingency theory................................................................................29
7.6 Advantages and Disadvantages..................................................................................30
7.7 Contingency Theory Examples...................................................................................30
Example 2: Mechanical Workshop manager.........................................................................31
8. Conclusion...............................................................................................................................32
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