Organizational Communication

Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Organizational Communication
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1ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
In a modern, Weberian, style of organization, characterized by a high degree of
bureaucratization, arranged in a hierarchical order for administrative convenience, the factor of
communication is extremely important for the proper functioning. On the occasion of a
miscommunication between the members of the organization, there can be problems arising in
the internal as well as the external functioning. The only antidote to the inconveniences arising in
the organization, even those which are a result of miscommunication, are nothing but effective
and clear communication. In this particular essay, a reflection on the personal communication
styles, and the methods employed in resolving conflict shall be presented, having a theoretical
basis to it.
In an organization, there are basically two styles of communication, the formal style, and
the informal style. Those two style can assume the forms of being aggressive, assertive or
passive (Katherine, 2015). Formal style or the official style of communication is the most generic
form of communication which prevails in an organization between the members initially. That is
so because it is deemed necessary to maintain the impersonalized decorum of the workplace, as
far as the verbal communication is concerned. However, it is not to be assumed that there is no
scope for personalization in the mode of communication, as over the passage of time, when the
members usually get to know each other well, it becomes easier to add that touch of
personalization to the communication, and the formal mode of communication is rendered just as
a matter of maintaining the official protocol. Personally, I prefer to communicate in a rather
informal mode, with a slight hint of formal touch, since I believe that once I am a part of an
organization, the members become my near ones within the space by default. The personal touch
would be rather convincing, and the formal touch would strike a balance between the formality
and informality in the perfect way. The form of communication which I prefer to maintain, is