...Advancement Employee Communications: A Study of the Various Stages of Employee Communication Doris Chaney Liberty University BSUI 550 Dr. Jeff Boyce May 9, 2012 Abstract This paper explores several stages of employee communication technology accomplishment and how internal communication strategies developed with each technology. It aims to provide a degree of clarity on the concept by identifying stages in its evolution role of internal corporate communication in enhancing employee engagement. This paper will also make a contribution to corporate communication theory by considering the advancement of employee and the role of communication in enhancing employee communication. We will glance at the progression of communication technologies through the history, contemporary along with innovation. I recent years, advances in information technologies have provided employees with the freedom to work from any place. The communication technologies that businesses use to deliver information to employees have evolved over the decades from the mid-1800s telegraph to the current business use of an internet; as the tools evolved so did communication strategies from hierarchical forms to community building and employee engagement. There have been some technological progresses that have open new leads for corporations to communicate to their employees; these strategies on how...
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...Internet Sources Jonathan R. Stanifer Professor Kunze Gen 499: General Education Capstone 16 June 2014 When determining what Internet sources are a viable means of communication. Society has adopted means to distribute and exchange information to the masses via the Internet. As society evolved so did the means to communicate through new technology with the emergence of the internet and various social media outputs. Along with new mobile devices that were able to record and broadcast such communication. Some examples are Facebook, Twitter, podcast, blog, video blog, and even emails. These means can be accessed from mobile devices like smart phones, tablets and lap top computers. When such communications are developed they are often free and are unregulated for their content. Since being free and unregulated you can virtually express any opinions. The opinions of others may stretch the truth of the topic or may even be false. Having such information in front of us as students we must filter was is scholarly or not. There several steps we can use when assessing a web source. One component to consider is the site itself. An alternate system would be to concentrate on its creator, and in conclusion, examine the really data being displayed. By making these little strides, you could make sure to figure out whether the data is insightful or simply mainstream news. The initial phase in assessing a web asset, is investigating the real site where the data is placed. The site itself...
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...COURSE SYLLABUS Updated 3/3/2014 FACULTY MEMBER: Sherry L. Read, MS, MBA TERM: Spring 2014 COURSE TITLE: Organization Theory and Design COURSE NUMBER: MGT 6501 FACULTY CONTACT INFORMATION: Sherry.L.Read@WilmU.edu I can be reached by through email, and will respond within 24 hours, usually sooner. In an emergency situation, you can reach me on my cell at 302-545-2892. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the classical and modern aspects of organizations and the role of managers as leaders and facilitators of change. Organizational theory and design are introduced to understand the implementation of policy within the organization. This course emphasizes design concepts that impact employee motivation, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, leadership, teams, and organizational culture of the context of both emerging theory and current/future practice. COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. Demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of organizational theory and factors involved in the functioning of complex organizations. 2. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the images of organizations that we have in the United States and the role of individuals in those organizations. 3. Analyze an organization...
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...Business Communication Trends Paper Introduction to Business Communication COM285 Linda K. Begley October 18, 2010 Business Communication Trends Paper In today’s world “communication takes many forms: face-to-face or phone conversations, informal meetings, presentations, e-mail messages, letters, memos, reports, blogs, text messaging, and Web sites” (Locker & Kienzler, 2008, p. 5). Verizon Wireless uses most of these forms of communication to conduct business throughout all the departments. In the area sales operations department my team uses various method to communicate with the headquarters, regions team, and area leadership. In this paper I will discuss the how my team uses old and new communication methods offered within the company to manage their day-to-day work activities. Roles in day-to-day activities at work I manage a team of four and they oversee the retail sales operation for the west area, which consist of Southern California, Northern California, Pacific Northwest w/Hawaii, Mountain, and Southwest regions. As part of the teams daily requirements, they are to communication with each of the regional teams and be a liaison for the area with headquarter in New Jersey. The team major operation consist of retail policy and procedures, customer experience, warranty programs, customer retail self service option, and liaison between the regions with headquarter, marketing, finance, and customer service. The team uses e-mail, conference calls, adhoc meetings...
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...Public Relations Journal Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring 2008 © 2008 Public Relations Society of America How Blogs and Social Media are Changing Public Relations and the Way it is Practiced Donald K. Wright & Michelle D. Hinson1 This article reports on a three-year-long international survey of public relations practitioners examining the impact blogs and other social media are having on public relations practice. Findings show these new media are dramatically changing public relations. Results indicate blogs and social media have enhanced what happens in public relations and that social media and traditional mainstream media complement each other. The study also finds the emergence of blogs and social media have changed the way their organizations communicate, especially to external audiences. Findings suggest social media complement traditional news media, and that blogs and social media influence coverage in traditional news media. The study reports blogs and social media have made communications more instantaneous by encouraging organizations to respond more quickly to criticism. Introduction David Meerman Scott (2008), an online thought leadership and viral marketing strategist, says, “one of the coolest things about the Web is that when an idea takes off it can propel a brand or a company to seemingly instant fame and fortune” (p. 8). Scott also points out that although communicating via the Web usually is free – as opposed to purchasing space through traditional...
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...Internet was an impulse for cultural, economic and social development. In our daily life we cannot dispense with these things and it is hard to imagine that nearly 50 years ago all these technologies were only a dream. In this course paper I will try to find out why new mediums became so popular and whether old mediums will yield to new mediums. Keywords: new medium, old medium, Internet, video games, TV Blogging and Online Publishing Description and a brief history Nowadays blogging is very popular. There are different types of blogs, for example, new blogs, music blogs, blogs for entertainment etc. Practically everyone is reading blogs today. The history of blogging started in 1994. The first person who created a blog was Justin Hall. He was a student of a Swarthmore College. The first blog was Links.net. Of course, nobody called it a blog, it was only a homepage. The term “weblog” was created in 1997 by John Barger. The first example of blogging was fixed at the news site in 1998. The first author of the blog was Jonathan Dube. He created a blog with information about Hurricane Bonnie. In 1999, the term “weblog” was shortened to “blog” by Peter Merholz. At first, the original blog was created manually, it was not easy, however, everyone could do it with the help of a programmer. There were no blogging platforms. After that, in approximately two years was created a blogging platform called LiveJournal. In 1999...
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...Social Media and the Fashion Industry Term Paper Table of Content 1. Why social media and fashion? 2. The newest social media trends 3. Fashion Blogging 4. Example Lookbook 5. Example Looklet 6. Impact on the fashion industry 7. Types of Fashion Blogs 8. Fashion Blogs around the world 9. The 10 best Fashion Bloggers 10. Haute Couture and Fashion Blogging 1. Why social media and fashion? In this time, the social media is an amazingly fast growing trend. Social media is not only used for creating friendship networks, for staying in touch with friends and family, it is becoming more and more a medium, which industries are using for growth and success. In this paper, the fashion industry is an example taken to show how e business is in relation with the social media and the fashion industry. Especially the fashion industry lives from ideas, from pictures, visuality and communication. Newest trends are created in minds, are brought down to papers, and photographed in pictures and are shared in magazines, newspapers – and fashion-blogs. The fashion industry has 1000 ways to go- to show its creativity and its world. Fashion lives from spreading ideas-which is exactly driven by the social media, by communication and the sharing of it. Fashion bloggers have become the newest wave of trend-settler, not only inspiring designers and stylist but also people all over the world. Fashion blogs are increasingly becoming a part of the mainstream...
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...The Definition of Employee Communication Communication is often defined as the sharing of information, feelings and ideas. In the business world, exchanging information is essential for your company's success, and there are many different avenues available to communicate with your employees and customers. With the advent of social media, the number of communication options has exploded. You can share among your employees almost instantaneously. As the speed of communication accelerates, your challenges to communicate effectively also increase. Keeping your communications accurate and informative becomes a daily challenge. Traditional Communication Methods Communicating with your employees has traditionally been a top-down process: Management created policies, procedures, documents and memos and distributed them to workers. Your now deliver communication usually through internal email messages and website updates. Employees most likely communicate through email and phone calls, with occasional meetings to update status and review accomplishments. Paper memos still exist, but their use is declining as most organizations now rely almost exclusively on email for their important communications. Email and Instant Messaging Your employees most likely use email and instant messaging for most of their daily communications. From daily updates to the latest news from your field offices, associates can stay up to date and informed at all times. The advantages of email and instant messaging...
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...Communication Strategies As you are building capacity for this initiative within city hall and with intermediary community groups, communication is vital to ensure that both internal and external constituents are kept informed and involved with process. Internal Communication and Documentation Strategies How will information be shared across departments? How will processes be documented for the initiative? * Meetings – This is accessible to all. The format could be all staff, inter-agency working groups, etc. * Memos – This is accessible to all and easy to distribute to all city staff. * E-mail blasts – This is accessible to most and easy to distribute to all city staff who have e-mail access and addresses. * LISTSERVs – This is accessible to most, though posting only reaches those who are signed up. * Social networking sites like CollectiveX, Facebook, Twitter, Meetup, and the Service Connection Blueprint for Change Group. This strategy is accessible to most since not all city workers have Internet access. Social networking makes getting feedback easy. For help in using web 2.0 in this process, check out Code for America, an organization offering assistance in using web tools to transform government. * Blogs – This is accessible to most. It is similar to LISTSERVs in that only those monitoring the blogs receive information. * Text messages – While this only reaches those who opt to receive text messages, it is a very effective way to reach people...
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...shopping-related events. Fashion blogging has also been a revolutionary method for communicating and advertising through online media. Sprouting from the collective whole of blogs, called the blogosphere, fashion blogging is a whole new world of personal journals infused with the fast-paced line of design in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup and other wearable paraphernalia. The fashion industry has been finding ways to connect through their rising audience in the modern society, and via blogging, it has secured a throne of perpetual popularity, fame and success. Through this, fashion blogging is born. Two years ago, two million blogs represent the growing and fast-rising modernity of fashion; and now, fashion blogging has been crowned the most popular form of blogging. The persona of fashion blogging itself is innovation, making use of creativity in a conventional way, following the standard of wearability of certain articles of clothing. All in one, it could express the personality of the blogger, as well as openly communicate with the audiences of the blog, while effectively advertising the pieces of fashion the blogger has been showing. B. Literature Review Fashion bloggers share their knowledge pertaining to the fashion industry, specifically in terms of new style and trends, which they share through their own blogs based on their own experience (Bunina 2013). This is how bloggers share their styling skills, views, opinions, and fashion advices or recommendations where they...
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...International Communications Proposal Social Media Communication Behaviors in China In January 2011, Fast Company published an article that focused on the social media revolution in China. It depicts the Chinese social networks currently exploding in the country, which rival competitors like Facebook and Twitter, both illegal in China. The newer upstarts are causing a surge among the young generation, by facilitating communication and open expression previously thought to be extinct in the Communist country. But the most astonishing information is statistics found by Netpop Research in San Francisco pertaining to Chinese online behaviors. “Chinese Internet users are twice as conversational as American users; in other words, they’re twice as likely to post to online forums, chat in chat rooms, or publish blogs (Rabkin).” This research paper will attempt to share insight into China’s 420 million Internet users (Crampton) and their communication behaviors compared to Americans through the discussion of social media. This information is relevant on the international level as China, or the People’s Republic of China, is home to over 1.339 billion people. It is the world’s second-largest country by land area. They are the world’s largest exporter and second-largest exporter of goods. And as of 2011, it ranks second only to the United States by both nominal GDP and purchasing power parity (China). China is a true competitor in the world market and understanding the communication...
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...Street, Charleston, SC 29424. Phone 843-953-7317; Email litvins@cofc.edu Submitted June, 20, 2005 to Tourism Management Revised and resubmitted May 09, 2006 Second revision October 1, 2006 ELECTRONIC WORD-OF-MOUTH IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT Abstract Interpersonal influence and word-of-mouth (WOM) are ranked the most important information source when a consumer is making a purchase decision. This influence may be especially important in the hospitality and tourism industry, whose intangible products are difficult to evaluate prior to their consumption. When WOM becomes digital, the largescale, anonymous, ephemeral nature of the Internet induces new ways of capturing, analyzing, interpreting, and managing online WOM. This paper describes online interpersonal influence, or eWOM, as a potentially cost-effective means for marketing hospitality and tourism, and discusses some of the nascent technological and ethical issues facing marketers as they seek to harness emerging eWOM technologies. Keywords: WOM, word of mouth, word-of-mouth, online marketing, reference groups, opinion leaders 1. Introduction Cyberspace has presented marketers with...
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...concrete but as something that is situated and constructed by others, a glimpse of poststructuralist view on identity. Recently, language learning has been seen as participation and negotiation of self (see Higgins, forthcoming; Kinginger, 2004; Lam, 2000; Morita, 2004; Ohara, 2001; Pavlenko & Lantolf, 2000; and Solé, 2007 among others). The trend is resonated in the growing interest in language learner identity and the studies in narratives. In this paper, a case of heritage language learner will be investigated upon the theoretical frame of poststructuralism. Narrative inquiry will be used to analyze how she negotiates her learner identity. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: First, by looking at the struggle a language learner makes to acquire her heritage language, I reclaim the centrality of identity in defining heritage language learners. Second, to widen the horizons of narrative studies to the cyber space as it provides an ample source of easily accessible data and it has become one of the commonplace media of daily communication. Heritage Language Learners and Identity To refer to the Heritage Language Learners (HLLs), various terms have been implemented such as ‘native speakers,’ ‘quasi native speakers,’ ‘bilingual speakers,’ or, from the dissatisfaction with the prior terms, ‘home background speakers,’ and ‘heritage language speakers’ (Valés, 2005: p. 412). There has not yet been a concise definition, however, that succinctly encapsulates the distinct features of...
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...Blog as a Form of Popular Communication In 2005 spring, a 16 years old boy from southern U.S. decided to tell his parents he was a gay and he did not take it well. Thus, his parents decided to send him to a Christian “straight camp” to get him back on the right path. He poured his emotions into a blog on his MySpace.com website which was accessible to the whole Internet. In his posting, he raised the idea of suicide and harming his parents and he wrote his emotional anguish about the camp, including a strict list of rules he would be living upon in next several weeks before leaving for the camp. Within one day, his postings began spreading among blogosphere, provoking a political demonstrating, a state investigation and international new coverage eventually (Tremayne, 2007). The impact of the experience on him remains unclear, but the whole event suggests that the power and dominance of blog in transmission of information and message are evidence comparing with the pre-blog era, in which his story unlikely spreads out further than the circle of his family and friends. According to Gunn and Brummett (2004), among communication studies scholars, “popular communication concerns the study of objects that are widely circulated by means of mass media” (p. 708). In early time, the most popular objects of analysis were radio, television, advertisements and films. However, along with the Internet matures and becomes essential in people’s daily life, new types of popular communication...
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...Abstract In this paper we will cover the different types of marketing which will consist of the following areas. One-to-One marketing a form of advertising used to reach a market, Affiliate marketing Viral marketing, Blog marketing, Social media marketing are also marketing tools that are used by companies today to reach their intended target the consumer. They will all be broken down in more depth. One-to-One Marketing One-to-One Marketing also called direct marketing is a form of advertising that reaches its audience without using traditional formal channels of advertising, such as TV, newspapers or radio. Businesses communicate straight to the consumer with advertising techniques such as fliers, catalogue distribution, promotional letters, and street advertising. Direct Advertising is a sub-discipline and type of marketing. There are two main definitional characteristics which distinguish it from other types of marketing. The first is that it sends its message directly to consumers, without the use of intervening commercial communication media. The second characteristic is the core principle of successful Advertising driving a specific "call to action." This aspect of direct marketing involves an emphasis on track-able, measurable, positive responses from consumers (known simply as "response" in the industry) regardless of medium. Direct marketing is predominantly used by small to medium-size enterprises with limited advertising budgets that do not...
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