Exploring the Impact of Cultural and Organizational Communication

The report delves into cultural communication as a tool for fostering strong coordination across diverse cultural backgrounds, highlighting its importance in bridging gaps between distinct groups. Additionally, it examines organizational communication and its impact on employee performance through structured plans and policies. The analysis draws from multiple sources to provide comprehensive insights into how effective communication strategies can lead to successful business outcomes by ensuring systematic operations and planned execution of tasks. Conclusions underscore the necessity of both cultural and organizational communications in achieving cohesive and high-performing workplaces.

Reflective Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK...............................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Intercultural communication are defined as the skills which should be inbuilt in a person
so they can communicate and share all the vital and valuable information with other group
members who are having different cultures and social backgrounds. The most important element
of intercultural communications is understanding facts which are related with various cultures
thus their customs, moral duties and values are also different (Ruck and Welch, 2012).
Organisational communications are defines as the process which are related with activities of
society so they can easily achieve all their assigned goals and targets. It is also called as subfield
of communications which are general and it is an effective component of working environment.
The undermentioned report is based on reflective journal about Intercultural and Organisational
communications which are based on experiences and events and the information gained from
these are useful for people of society or not.
TASK
Intercultural Communication
It reflected as a process which is used in order to making strong communications among
members of group who belong to different culture and how this cultural factors are greatly
affecting communication process. It main aim is to describe problem factor which are faced by
different culture people in relation with their religious, social and education level. Intercultural
communication plans are also used with various cross culture plans. It states how people who
belongs to different groups and nations are able to communicate with others while they are
moving from one place and how the overall world reflects to them. Many individuals who are
involved in intercultural communication are giving their views that culture is base in order to
know what the person want to speak to them, how I can talk to people while I have to visit to
different locations and analyse what medium are used by which people are communicating with
one another.
I made my understanding strong about this topic by analysing those situations where
people of different cultures are making interactions while communicating with each other. On
the other hand, apart from language difference, intercultural plans are also focusing on patterns
and social attributes as well as cultures which are followed by people all around the globe. I have
analysed that intercultural communications are also reflecting their presence in social science
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which comprises of linguistics, anthropology, communication studies and psychology. I have
taken this as a base in order to understand the cultures followed at international business areas. In
my studies, I have noticed that there are various persons who are giving effective services in
making people understand different cultures in order to make communication process simpler
and easier for them. Research and development activities are helpful in understanding various
concepts which are related with intercultural communication aspects.
Events and experiences
I have organised activities for all the people of society as there are people residing who
belong to different cultures. After that, they were asked to make the other person who belong to
different group understand the language spoken by them. If people have to relocate themselves
in relation to their job or other factors then they can easily cooperate with each other and
understand what the other persons want to say to them. I have analysed that this task was very
useful in order to increase knowledge level of employees and making them understand different
types of languages that people are speaking all around the globe. Experiences for me is related
with happy felling which is inculcated in me when I communicated with people of different
cultures the language the spoke, the cultures they followed, their beliefs and rituals (LaFrance,
2011).
Interpreting events from perspectives
My experience about learning various languages that are spoken by people all around the
globe was highly helpful in increasing my present knowledge level. According to my views,
there were discovery of new insights which helped me to gain knowledge about different cultures
so that I can easily settle myself when I am moving among different group of people. There were
effective connections among all they learning programmes which were organised so that person
can learn the basic concept how different culture, norms and values can be understand by people
in effective ways. Hypothesis is based on assumptions that gaining knowledge about different
factors is helpful in order to make cooperation with different group members. This is useful in
order to make the people of nation have respect for each other and thus, they can help each other
in their difficult times. Lastly, it can be concluded that knowledge about different cultures is
valuable to become successful in their ventures.
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Reflection on information
The above information is beneficial for me as they help me to enhance my present skills
and knowledge level so that I can make myself adjustable with people of different cultures.
When I am going out for my work then I am not facing any type of difficulty in understanding
what people want to say to me. I can easily cope up with the changes that are noticed and also
cultural differences.
Organizational communication
It is described as the subfield which is related with large disciplines in order to study
about communication plans and strategies. This is reflected as a field which are related with
critics, analysis, consideration and the role played by communication tools in context of
organizations. The main role of organizational communication is related with giving information
to people and promotion of goodwill factor which are linked with people of the society.
Communication flow at workplace is linked with both formal and informal methods of making
strong communication with the people of society (TSarangi and Candlin, 2011). The
communications which are flowing through formal ways are downwards and horizontal while the
informal ways of communications are described as grapevine. I have adopted this method in
order to communicate with my employees at workplace so they can easily understand the ways
by which they have to complete their targets and achieve set goals for organizations.
Communication networks are also elements which are related with the flow of
information at workplace. The patterns which are used for communication process are helpful in
making interaction for employees easier so that they can easily communicate with each other and
achieve their designed targets. The network chains which are related with communication are
beneficial for employees as they will complete their task by establishing coordination among
group of people so that they will not face any type of difficulty in completing the tasks which are
assigned to them. Organizational communication plans are the best and effective methods
adopted by firms in order to make all employees aware about plans and policies which have to be
adopted by them in order to build a strong coordination among all departments. I am executing
formal communication plans in order to make my employee’s work according to plans in order
to achieve all their goals within specified timeframe.
Events and experiences
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I was playing the role of manager and I have organised various meetings in order to adopt
effective methods by which communication become easy. In meeting, employees were asked to
give their views in relation to methods which can be adopted by business so that work will flow
in an effective way at business places (Neuliep, 2017). The experiences of employees were very
effective so that they can easily understand plans according to which they have to execute all
their working in business organisations. Experiences help a person to grow at higher stage and
thus, they can easily know how working is executed at business place. So, firms can attain higher
growth in the market.
Interpreting events from perspectives
My experience from organisational communications was very effective as the employees
are executing their working in effective and planned ways in order to gain success at work place.
My new insight was based on achieving systematic working plans so that all employees are
treated equally at work places. There was effective connection among different learning
programmes because employees were coordinating with each other, they will discussing all their
issues which were faced by them and because of which they were not able to achieve their
targets. Hypothesis were related with assumptions how plans could be developed in order to
bring flexibility at work places so employees can work according to those plans. Finally it can be
concluded that organisational communications are effective tools for business organisations
which helps them to achieve success in their business operations and working are carried out in
systematic and planned ways (Owusu-Boateng and Jeduah, 2014).
Reflection on information
According to above study, plans were developed in order to make communication
process more effective so that employees can work accordingly in order to achieve their overall
targets. I was following formal communication plans where all employees were involved in
decision making process in order to get the best options which can be executed at workplace.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that cultural communication is useful in order
to make a strong coordination among different group of people who belong to distinct cultures. It
has been assessed that organisational communication is helpful in order to make plans so that
employees can execute their working in an effective way according to desired plans and policies.
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