Communication and Change - Managers and Organisations

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As technology rapidly evolves managers and organisations must keep up with these advancements in order to operate as effectively and efficently as possible. This paper examines the developments enabled by technological advancements and sees them encompass the increasing capacity to communicate via the internet, through web pages, electronic mail (e-mail), web pages and intranet. It discusses video conferencing and further developments to mobile phones and hand held devices which are also at the cutting edge of communication technology.

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"Communication is one facet that has really accelerated its evolution process, leaving managers and organisations trying to catch up to the technological advancements, which if used effectively can be capitalised upon. Communication may be simple defined as the transferring and understanding of meaning . Historically, the most efficient way a manager could communicate to their desired target included face to face meetings, written correspondence, telephonic conversations and to an extent facsimile . As the corporate world enters the high paced technological era managers and organisations will be forced to engage contemporary mechanisms of communication in order to stay competitive, or to gain a competitive advantage. Developments enabled by technological advancements encompass the increasing capacity to communicate via the internet, through web pages, electronic mail (e-mail), web pages and intranet. Video conferencing and further developments to mobile phones and hand held devices are also at the cutting edge of communication technology. As technology tightens it s stranglehold around communication managers must become more receptive to change and ready their organisation for these various mediums of information exchange as they offer cheaper, faster and more accurate methods of communication that have the potential to expand the company s productivity."

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