Toward a Theory of Organization Communication: Consideration in Channel Selection

The primary purpose of this paper is to facilitate a more systematic approach to development of a single theory of administration from the present formal and informal theories. It limits its focus to determining when the use of formal communication channels, informal channels or some combination the...

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Published inAcademy of Management journal Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 39 - 52
Main Authors Melcher, Arlyn J., Beller, Ronald
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ada, Ohio, etc Academy of Management 01.03.1967
Subjects
Communication
Communication channels
Communication systems
Communication theory
Formal organization
Informal communication
Information resources
Organizational communication
Organizational theory
Social communication
Written communication
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Summary:The primary purpose of this paper is to facilitate a more systematic approach to development of a single theory of administration from the present formal and informal theories. It limits its focus to determining when the use of formal communication channels, informal channels or some combination thereof contributes to the effectiveness of the administrator and when verbal, written or some combination of these methods facilitate an administrator's effectiveness when using the formal and informal networks. Clarification of the alternatives available to the administrator is attained by the specification of channels and methods of using them.
ISSN:0001-4273
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/255243