This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Summary Although internal communicators have various tools to communicate with employees, internal social media offer a “synchronous” opportunity (allows two or more people to share communication in real-time) for organizations to share detailed, transparent, up-to-date information. Recently, more organizations are using internal social media. Despite … Continue reading Organizations’ Administration of Internal Social Media and Relationship Cultivation – From the Employee Perspective
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Author(s), Title and Publication Tepper, B. J. (1995). Upward maintenance tactics in supervisory mentoring and nonmentoring relationships. Academy of Management Journal, 38(4), 1191-1205. Summary This study examined the communication tactics that junior colleagues use to maintain stable mentoring relationships with their senior colleagues. Data were collected from a survey of 259 employees, with their upward … Continue reading Upward Maintenance Tactics in Supervisory Mentoring and Nonmentoring Relationships
Topic: Leader-Member Exchange Author(s), Title and Publication Campbell, K., White, C. D., & Johnson, D. E. (2003). Leader-Member Relations as a Function of Rapport Management. Journal of Business Communication, 40(3), 170-194 Summary Leader-member exchange (LMX) is important to organizations, but it also can cause employee distress when leaders lack communication skills. Research has suggested that … Continue reading Leader-Member Relations as a Function of Rapport Management