organizational functions
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Organizational Communication
SPC 351 – Introduction to Organizational Communication
Today’s Agenda•Understand the basic definitions of organizational communication.•Discuss the Syllabus including:• Course Policies• Assignments
Would you still be a fan?•Had 10 consecutive losing seasons?•Changed their marketing strategy?•Traded your favorite players?•Built a new stadium on the West Side?•A new owner took over?•Changed the mascot name?•Moved to San Antonio?
What constitutes an organization?
Organizational Elements•Rules & Policies•Leadership•Location•Goals
•RELATIONSHIPS
What is an Organization…
Consciously coordinated social unit composed of two or more
people, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set
of goals
Organizational Communication Defined
The ongoing interactions between individuals that both
create and are effected by organizational identity.
Organizational Identity
Communication
Meaning Making
ApplicationHow has your membership in an organization influenced communication with others?
(Example, you are a football player, so people who know that talk to you differently)
What do we Study?•Systems & Environments•Messages •Flow, Purpose, Direction, Media
•Attitudes & Emotions •Relationships•Skills
Spring 2016 Course Policies
Required
Other materials: A 2 inch binder A spiral bound notebook exclusively for
this course Access to a voice recorder (I will need to
be able to listen to interviews you conduct
Policies•Attendance•Excused Absences•Distraction Free•Notebooks•Professionalism
Assignments
•Participation•Exams & Quizzes•Ethnography
Closing QuestionWhen you look at potential employers, what element of the organization do you focus the most on?
a) Leadership Personalityb) Peers Personalityc) Quality of Past Performanced) Quality of Building and Physical
Space
Next Thursday•Read Miller 1, pages (), Appendix A on Blackboard.•Discuss Organizational Metaphors•Start thinking about an organization you would like to write about.