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Electronic Communicationin an Organization
Ali Abavisaniabavisani.ir
December 2017
❖ ScopeA. Definition of communication
B. Communicating via Technology
C. Advantages & Disadvantages
D. History & Timeline
E. Forms of Communication in an Organizations
F. IT to Facilitate Communication & Collaboration
G. Virtual Teams
H. Best service provider
I. Jobs and Careers in the Communication Industry
J. Summary2
COMMUNICATION
❖Communication is transfer of information from oneperson to another.
▪ But the information understandable to the receiver❖ G.G. Brown.
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Communicating via Technology
❖Traditional
➢memos
➢letters
➢phone calls
➢face-to-face conversations
❖High-tech
➢virtual office telecommuting
➢smart phone
➢E-Fax
➢electronic documents
➢voice mail
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Electronic Communication
❖Electronic Communication
▪ Any kinds of communication that is:
broadcast, created, sent, forwarded, replied to, transmitted, stored, held, copied, downloaded, displayed, viewed, read, or printed By
one or several electronic communications services, but not limited to email or telephone.
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Advantagesof electronic communication in an organization
▪ Speedy transmission
▪ Speeds decision making in an organization
▪ Increases participation
▪ Structures organizational file (DB)
▪ Supports open discussions (Exchange of feedback)
▪ Provides a voice to those who normally would not speak up in groups (Voice out)
▪ Wide coverage
▪ Low cost
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Disadvantages ofelectronic communication in an organization
▪ Poor substitute for face-to-face communication (FTF)
▪ The volume of data (maintenance cost of storage)
▪ Expensive (setting up)
▪ Legal status (Tax)
▪ Undelivered data
▪ Difficulty Training Employees
▪ Lacks some of the efficiency required in urgent situations
▪ Abuse or misuse electronic tools for non-work activities
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History Facts
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Start Noise
Noise
2Encoding
Sender Receiver
Receiver Sender
3Transmissionthrough channels
7Transmissionthrough channels
Noise
1Meaning
8Decoding
4Decoding
5Meaning
6Encoding
The numbers indicate the sequence in which steps take place.
The Communication Process
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HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION
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IT to Facilitate Communication
▪ Voice Mail
▪ Intranet
▪ Instant Messaging (IM)
▪ Voice over IP (VoIP)
▪ Video Teleconferencing
▪ Unified communications (UC)
▪ RSS
▪ VPN (Virtual Private Network)
▪ File Transfer (FTP & SFTP)
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❖ Advantages
▪ Fast
▪ Alternative with face to face
▪ Great equalizer
▪ Can eliminate gender or racial biases
❖ Disadvantages
▪ Can take longer than other methods
▪ Planning and writing skills required
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E-mail Tips
▪ Do not send when angry or exhausted
▪ Do not substitute for face-to-face meetings
▪ Do not use to share rumors or sensitive information
▪ Avoid unprofessional abbreviations
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IT to Facilitate Communication
▪ Intranet in an organization▪ Looks and acts like the Internet (QoS, Bandwidth, WAF, VPN,… )
▪ Instant Messaging (IM)▪ connect users trough a central server
▪ -IP-based application
▪ Provides convenient communication between people using computers, smart phones, etc.
▪ Message delivery is near real-time.
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IT to Facilitate Communication
▪ Voice over IP (VoIP)▪ Skype is a type of VoIP system that permits users to make free phone
calls over the Internet.
▪ Very useful for communicating with remote workers.
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IT to Facilitate Communication
▪ Video Teleconferencing
▪ RSS web feeds information
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IT to Facilitate Communication
▪ VPN (Virtual Private Network)▪ Maintains privacy▪ Tunneling protocol and security procedures.
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IT to Facilitate Communication
▪ File Transfer
➢ Some service provider
✓Windows server feature
✓ FileZilla
✓ Serv-U FTP Server (SolarWinds)
➢Online service provider
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IT to Facilitate Collaboration
▪ Web logs (Blogs)
▪ Social networking
▪ Virtual worlds
▪ Wikis
▪ Groupware
Thomas Friedman argues that collaboration is the way that small companies can “act big” and flourish in today’s flat world.
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▪ Web Sites & logs (Blogs)▪ Online journals:
▪ Companies use for a variety of communication purposes.
▪ Websites: Disseminate information to visitors
▪ Forums: Facilitate communication to post a public message
▪ Social media: Share aspects of your business
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IT to Facilitate Collaboration
IT to Facilitate Collaboration
▪ Social networking
▪ Effects of Social Media on Organizational
▪ Participation
▪ Openness
▪ Community
▪ Connectedness
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HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHANGES THE NATURE OF WORK
▪ Creating New Types of Work
▪ New Ways to do Traditional Work
▪ Changing Communication Patterns
▪ Changing Collaboration
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Creating New Types of Work
▪ IT has created many new jobs or redefined existing ones
▪ Positions in IT include: ▪ Programmers
▪ Analysts
▪ IT managers
▪ Hardware assemblers
▪ Web site designers
▪ Software sales personnel
▪ IT consultants
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Types of Jobs
❖Engineers
▪ design communication equipment
❖Technicians
▪ install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain
❖Engineering Technicians
▪ assist in equipment design, testing, and assembly
Jobs and Careers
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Types of Jobs
❖Technical sales representatives
▪ determine customer needs, write proposals and sell equipment.
❖Technical writers
▪ generate technical documentation for equipment
❖Trainers
▪ develop programs, generate training and presentation materials
Jobs and Careers
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VIRTUAL TEAMS
▪ Virtual Teams are geographically and/or organizationally using electronic communication to accomplish an organizational task.
▪ Teams in different parts of the world can cooperate to get work done faster (due to time zone differences)
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Disadvantages and Challengesof Virtual Teams
▪ Different time zones
▪ Security is harder to ensure
▪ Trust may be slower to form
▪ Diversity of team members (language, culture, etc.)
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Best service provider
▪ SKYPE
▪ Cisco WebEx
▪ VMware Workspace
▪ Parallel 2X
▪ Infinite
▪ Zoho Meeting
▪ GoToWebinar
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Summary
▪ Technology has played a major role in transforming the way work is done.
▪ Communication and collaboration is becoming increasingly important in today’s work .
▪ IT affects work by creating new job’s opportunity
▪ Virtual teams are becoming more common.
▪ Global marketplace has prompted companies to train employees in cross-cultural communication
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