Business Communications Report: Models, Barriers, and Their Importance

This report delves into the core concepts of business communication, examining two primary models: the linear model and the transactional model. The linear model is presented as a one-way communication process, while the transactional model emphasizes the dynamic, simultaneous exchange of information. The report highlights the importance of these models in fostering effective communication within organizations, enabling clear information flow and understanding. Furthermore, the report identifies and analyzes common barriers to business communication, including language differences, cultural diversity, and lack of interest, explaining their impact on productivity and performance. References to relevant sources are provided to support the analysis and arguments presented throughout the report, offering a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. The report emphasizes the need for awareness and strategies to overcome these barriers for successful business operations.

Business Communications
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Table of Contents
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
Two models of business communications and its importance...............................................2
Barriers to business communications.....................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4
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MAIN BODY
Two models of business communications and its importance
Business communication refer to process of exchanging data in order to promote an
firm’s aims, activities, objectives and increase profitability within an organization. There are
ranges of business communications concepts accessible in the world of business that can be used
by many companies to get several benefits.
Linear models-
It is one of the simplest one ways communications models that can be utilized to flow key
information and communication between sender and receiver effectively (Elgohary and et.al.,
2019). The only thing according to this model is that a message receiver does here is to obtain
info. This concept follows variety of models of communication including Lasswell’s, Aristotle’s,
Shannon Weaver and Berlo’s SMCR model. Linear as communication model explains procedure
of one way interaction whereby a sender transmits a content and a message obtainers absorbs. It
is utilized across ventures to assist with consumer communication driven practices such as sales,
marketing and PR. Within this concept, sender, receiver and channel plays vital role.
Figure 1Linear Model
(Source: Linear Model of Communication, 2019)
It can be said that sender puts a creative idea and thoughts into a appropriate message and
then transmits it via a channel. This source acts as medium and can modify message into a
tangible structure such as writing, speech and animation.
Transactional model-
It is an interpersonal communication concept that emphasizes dynamism of multiple roles
individual assume while message sending and receiving procedure (Lucas, 2017). It includes key
features of period to call person attention to fact that noise, content and fields of experiences
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vary over duration. It considers that noise is existing throughout interpersonal communications at
workplace. It is widely used for interpersonal communication and is also known as circular
concept of communication.
Importance-
It analysed that transactional and linear models of business communications are
important because these gives chance for a lot of noise as interaction is simultaneous. Both these
concepts aid determine and understand elements and relations of communication procedure.
They represent new thought and ideas on different aspects of communication that helps
managements to plan for efficient and effective communication system. It gives overall
understanding of structure and system by which workers and other people can understand
common things.
Barriers to business communications
In recent time, there are many companies in the world facing barriers in process of
effective communication that can impact planning and operations managing functions of
organizations. Language, lack of interest, cultural and diversity are included in list of barriers or
obstacles that are being successful in context of business communications (Jobarteh, Agrawal
and Rusu, 2019). For example, when two different peoples at workplace work in team but they
do not understand each other language because they belong to 2 different nations, it affects
communication process. It can be defined as barrier to business or interpersonal interactions that
can decrease productivity and performance level in negative manner. Cultural difference is
another reason that can included in list of barriers. It can be said that cultural diversity makes
business communication much complex as mindset of workers of varied cultures are different,
sings, language and symbols are also different.
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REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Elgohary, M.M and et.al., 2019. New robust-ridge estimators for partially linear
model. International Journal of Applied Mathematical Research. 8(2). pp.46-52.
Jobarteh, E., Agrawal, N. and Rusu, L., 2019, December. Barriers in Business-IT Alignment in
the Banking Sector in a Developing Country: A Case Study of Commercial Banks in the
Gambia. In European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference on Information
Systems (pp. 498-511). Springer, Cham.
Lucas, P.R., 2017. Positioning critical reflection within cooperative education: A transactional
model. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education. (3). pp.257-268.
Online
Linear Model of Communication. 2019. [Online]. Available through: <
https://www.businesstopia.net/communication/linear-model-communication>
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