MPM 731 : Business Communication for Managers

Running head: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION FOR MANAGERS
Business Communication for Managers
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1BUSINESS COMMUNICATION FOR MANAGERS
Table of Contents
Analysis of First Article...................................................................................................................2
Analysis of Second Article..............................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

2BUSINESS COMMUNICATION FOR MANAGERS
Analysis of First Article
The purpose of this article named “Enhancing employee communication behaviors for
sensemaking and sensegiving in crisis situations: Strategic management approach for effective
internal crisis communication” by Young Kim is the exploration of the effectiveness of the
business organizations at the time of the internal crisis of communication in the strategic
management approach. This article also looks into the matter that whether this particular aspect
leads to the voluntary as well as positive employee communication behavior for the purposes of
sensemaking and sensegining (Kim 2018).
By considering this matter, this particular research helps in unfolding certain themes
related to employee communication; they are the development of the new communication theory
in the approach of strategic management, emphasis on the valuable assets of the companies
related to assets and the practices for handling the communication crisis situation in the
organizations (Kim 2018). Thus, with the aim of analyzing the above mentioned issues related to
employee communication, this study involves in a nationwide survey in the United States of
America among the full time employees. After conducting the dimensionality check with the
help of the analysis of confirmatory factors, this study also involves in the testing of hypothesis
and research questions with the help of ordinary least square multiple regression analysis (Albu
and Wehmeier 2014).
According to this article, the presence of two strategic communication internal factors
can be seen; they are two way symmetrical communication and transparent communication (Kim
2018). These two factors have positive impact on the process of employee communication
behavior for the purpose of both sensemaking and sensegiving under the crisis situations. This