- Title
- A critical analysis of organizational communication in South African Port Operations, Port Elizabeth Division
- Creator
- Mbunge, Sindiswa Marcia
- Subject
- National Ports Authority of South Africa
- Subject
- Communication in organizations -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Subject
- Business communication -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Date Issued
- 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:8412
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/562
- Identifier
- National Ports Authority of South Africa
- Identifier
- Communication in organizations -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Identifier
- Business communication -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Description
- The study is set out to analyze organizational communication at South African Port Operations (SAPO), Port Elizabeth. The analysis was based on the four formal flows of communication in an organization, which are upward communication, downward communication, horizontal communication and diagonal communication. The study was also meant to provide suggestions on how to improve communication at SAPO, Port Elizabeth especially with regard to the above mentioned flows. The literature review looked at the four different flows of communication which occurs in the organization. From the review, one can conclude that in order for an organization to function properly communication is needed to co-ordinate all the activities towards an organization’s goals. The empirical research was carried out using mainly qualitative methods of data collection. Focus group interviews were used as a method of gathering information. The sample was drawn from employees who are working for SAPO, the sample was drawn from various levels of authority within the company. The findings have revealed that there are various flows of communication at SAPO, but there needs to be improvement particularly with upward, horizontal and diagonal communication. The research also revealed that downward communication has more formal channels.
- Format
- iii, 93 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Arts
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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