University Report: Addressing Communication Barriers at BusinessUnited

This report analyzes the communication barriers faced by BusinessUnited, a university in London, highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workplace dynamics. The report delves into organizational communication theories, including bureaucratic theory, and evaluates various barriers such as emotional, cultural, gender, interpersonal, physical, and perceptual issues. It outlines company strategies to overcome these barriers, emphasizing the importance of improved ethical environments, training, and communication. The report recommends developing learning platforms, fostering open communication, and addressing cultural and behavioral barriers. The conclusion emphasizes the need for understanding communication's role in achieving organizational goals and provides insights for improving communication and motivation within BusinessUnited. The report references several academic sources to support its analysis and recommendations.

BUSINESS UNITED
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ABSTRACT
The BusinessUnited are looking to understand the issues and the barriers they are facing at the
place. It is crucial for them to manage a working business to overcome the issues. Working on
the performance it is important for the CEO to develop strategies to overcome the barriers.
Communication is one of the most important factor in the business and it is important for them to
develop a process of workforce and achieve the objective. Communication theories and the
importance of the theories in understanding of the communication of organization.
Organizational communication is totally depended on the process of working and the criticality
of the communication which can lead to organizational loss in the business as they will not able
to communicate and understand situation.
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Table of Contents
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
ANALYSIS......................................................................................................................................4
Theories of Organizational Communication................................................................................4
Evaluate Barriers of BusinessUnited...........................................................................................5
Outline Company strategy to overcome these barriers................................................................6
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
BusinessUnited are university in London, the impact of the covid-19 are critical in the
workplace. Communication refer to the process of developing communicate relationship between
the people and it also helps in understand the issues through talking and developing process.
Communication is very critical and it also provides a great impact on the business as they gt to
know about the situation going in the workplace. The report will explain the importance of
communication by the theory of organization communication. Further the report will explain the
barriers the business is facing at the workplace by the issues of communication and other factors.
The recommendation will be provided at last to conclude the report with recommends.
ANALYSIS
Theories of Organizational Communication
Theories of the organizational communication provide the ways in which the communication can
be developed and increased in the process of development. It is crucial for the organization to
increase the working and develop a communication to increase workforce in business. One of
the theory are : -
Bureaucratic Theory : — This theory is produced by Max Weber when the author sees the
process of organization that there are unethical and unprofessional working in the business by the
leaders (Mayfield, Mayfield and Walker, 2020). The bureaucratic refer to the highly structure
and the formalized and impersonal organization. The author institute that the organization and
workplace should define the structure and a clear rules with the regulation.
 Specialization & division of labour : — There must be a specific division to the labours
so that they can develop there performance and also increase there working to get better
results in business. It is essential for them to develop a working of making the specific
job division to the labour department to achieve the business objective and goals.
 Rules and Procedures: — Rules and responsibility are important with the procedure of
the workplace is crucial for the people who develop a program to increase working in the
management of the business united and achieve the overall performance to get goals
(Mantovani, C.M.C.A. and Moura, 2017).
 Hierarchy or theory: - The hierarchy need to be developed and the managed structure of
hierarchy to the people so that there are clear instruction and working in the workplace
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which can further help in increased working of the business with the development in
Businessunited objective.
 Formal communication: - Communication is very crucial for the organization to achieve
the performance they are looking for from their workers. It's important for them to
develop a process where they need to provide great communication to help them to
understand the requirement and allow them to talk about the issues they are facing at the
organization by the leaders or manager (Hoof and Boell, 2019).
 Detailed job descriptions : — Job detailed are important for the people as they allow
them to understand what they actually need to achieve in the business. It is crucial for
them to achieve the overall business by understanding the job.
 Employment based on expertise: — Employment should be given on the base of skills
and expertise to achieve the objective (Nicotera, 2019).
Evaluate Barriers of BusinessUnited.
Communication barriers are the barriers which the BusinessUnited facing at working. It is crucial
for them to understand there barriers and develop a proper process of communication to achieve
objective and good communication at workplace. Here are some barriers BusinessUnited
facing : -
Emotional Barriers : - Emotional barriers refer to the mistrust, suspicious and Fear a person
have. It is crucial for them to develop a process so that the emotional barriers can control at the
BusinessUnited and also provide them a better trust and eliminate the fear and mistrust from
people. This is one of the major issues or barrier a person faces at working.
Culture Barriers : - Culture refer to the sign of belief and sign of belonging a person from. It is
crucial for the BusinessUnited to make sure that they are developing the strategy to increase
there working and also providing a culture which provide equality and no racism at the place.
Culture need to be specified at the workplace and the respect and ethics are important for the
places (Poghosyan, 2018).
Gender barriers : - gender barriers refer to the restriction at the places between the genders and
the issues they are facing due to which they need to make an uncomfortable situation for one of
the gender. No favouritism in gender and no inequality need to be shown at the BusinessUnited
to increase the objective.
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Interpersonal barriers : - Interpersonal barriers refer to different issues and barriers which
include the spiritual, rituals, withdrawals, working, games and closeness in the place. There are
issues at the working place and it is crucial for them to develop a strategy so that the
communication can be developed and increased by the people.
Physical barriers : - Physical barriers refer to the process of developing the control over the
physical issues which the BusinessUnited can get affected. It is important for them to
communicate but on the other hand it is crucial for them to make sure that they are developing a
process where they are increasing stability to control the physical access of the strangers and
make the territorial boundaries safe.
Perpetual barriers : — Perceptual barriers are those barriers which are different of the people
perception to things. There are different people in this world and all have a different personality
and choices which thy talk about. Communication is crucial but there need to be developed
working in the business to make it happen to have the same choice and preferences to talk or
communicate about (Herrmann and Guenther, 2017).
Outline Company strategy to overcome these barriers
Strategy of the company to outcome the barriers of the communication refer as : -
There need to be improved performance in the working of the company and to develop a proper
ethical environment at the workplace. It is crucial for them to make sure that they are developing
a process where they need to provide the ethics and culture to control the culture barrier they are
facing. The personal and physical barriers can be developed and controlled by the choices
offered and it is important for them to get educated and get training and development at working
so that they can work accordingly. To control the barriers the organization had developed the
communication though different sources and made sure that the communication between the
people work good, and they also provide a different in there working to improve communication.
Its is crucial for the labours to get information and the organization planned to develop a working
of better communication. BusinessUnited understand that it is essential for them to develop a
working process at the organization as it is crucial for them to manage the working of business.
Company is working to increase more of communication and training and development is
provided to the people so that they do not hesitate and get confidence to do the work and
communicate. It will also help in the better performance and developed goals the business is
getting to achieve.
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Recommendation
 To recommend it is important for the BusinessUnited to develop a learning and educating
platform and provide the people about the information of communication. Organizational
communication is crucial and for that there need to be learning program too well.
 Working in the organization it is crucial for the to communicate and discuss the things to
improve the working of the business requirement and personal professional talks.
Communication need to be developed and also need to e evaluate to increase
understanding.
 Development at the workplace and utilization of the culture to be developed at
organization so that the cultural and behavioural barriers can be eliminated and also get
evicted and improve performance.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that the company need to develop an understanding
about the importance of business or organizational communication. It is crucial and the barriers
need to be completed so that the performance can not impact the objective and goals.
Communication is crucial and the people need to know there responsibility to develop a better
working in the business achieving the objective goals. There need to be developed understanding
of the job responsibility as the theory observe to understand the job requirement to increased
communication and motivation between the leaders and labours. Business organizational theories
explain that it is crucial for the organization to increase the working and develop a process where
they can create a better understand. It helped the BusinessUnited in increased performance and
developed result as the increase in communication helps in achievement of business.
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