Barriers of Communication

Barriers of
Communication

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Theories of organisational communication............................................................................3
Evaluation of communication barriers present at Learn English UK....................................4
Strategies adopted by the university to eliminate communication barriers............................5
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
This report includes discussion about various theories of organisational communication
and evaluation of various communication barriers faced by Learn English UK. This report
provides effective strategies to eliminate communication barriers from respective university in
order to construct healthy environment for development of each student
MAIN BODY
Theories of organisational communication
Organisational communication refers to flow of information within an enterprise and
focuses on maintenance of proper communication channels to accomplish common goals of the
organisation and implement policies effectively. Organisational communication involves
interaction with working members of the organisation and external individuals and enterprises
(Malof, 2018) . Effective organisational communication plays an important role in perpetual
growth of an enterprise as smooth functioning of various operations is dependent on constructive
communication between each employee .
Several theories of organisational communication are provided below:
Fixed structures theory: According to this theory, which was developed by
organisational theorist Max Webber every organisation has a inflexible predefined structure and
each member of the organisation has distinct roles and responsibilities. The hierarchical structure
of an organisation along with specific functions associated with each individual employee allow
effective flow of information and discourage any amount of miscommunication (Alicja and
Katarzyna, 2018) . This theory states that efficient communication is possible because each
individual is given specific responsibilities which matches their capabilities and allows the
organisation to accomplish their goals swiftly and effectively. This theory is applicable in
organisations with clearly visible chain of command and the organisational communication
depends upon every employee understanding their position in company hierarchy (Chen and
Agrawal, 2017).
Organisational control theory: This theory focuses on identification of employees with a
portion of an organisation and states that interaction between members of an organisation plays
a significant role in functioning of various operations .This process of identification allows the
business entity to control operations of the enterprise in elusive manner and are able to bring