COMM 400 Week 1 Individual Communications Journal Entry 1 – Organizational Communication Information Flow

Write a 700- to 1,050-word journal entry in the narrative style. Refer to this week’s readings to inform your responses.

Describe the flow of information in your company. In your journal, discuss the following:

·         The intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, organizational, and intercultural levels of communication within your company

·         How information travels up, down, and across your organization and how it relates to the basic communications model

·         The functions of the Y hierarchy of managerial communications. Does it apply to your organization’s communication hierarchy?

·         A comparison of at least three managerial communication approaches you have observed in your organization

·         At least three potential barriers to effective communications that exist in your company

Format your journal entry consistent with APA guidelines.