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Instructions
In your role as NoJax's organizational behavior consultant, you continue to focus on the area of communication. Before this company can expand into other markets, there are barriers within their communication processes that need to be addressed. To help NoJax build better-working relationships with their employees, some areas of communication will need to be changed.
Use what you learned about workplace communication in this module to write a report that assesses the following areas of NoJax based on the company background document.
- Identify perceived barriers within the management structure that may hinder the process of communication.
- What are potential problems that management may have when communicating with employees?
- Based on the culture of the company and management backgrounds, what do you think may be obstructing communication? Support your thoughts with relevant evidence from the company background.
Grading Rubric
F | F | C | B | A |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
No Pass | No Pass | Competence | Proficiency | Mastery |
Not Submitted | No identification of barriers within structure and nothing about the process of communication. | Identified barriers within structure and lack of communication process but no supporting evidence. | Identified barriers and lack of process of communication but explanation is underdeveloped. | Identified barriers and lack of process of communication and fully explains basic features. |
Not Submitted | No identification of potential communication problems between management and employees. | Identified potential communication problems between management and employees, but didn't explain them. | Identified potential communication problems between management and employees, but only partially explained them. | Identified potential communication problems between management and employees, and fully explained them. |
Not Submitted | No obstructions identified in communication from the culture. | Identified obstructions in communication from the culture but didn't provide supporting evidence. | Identified obstructions in communication from the culture and provided some supporting evidence. | Identified obstructions in communication from the culture and provided relevant supporting evidence. |
Not Submitted | No obstructions identified in communication from management backgrounds. | Identified some obstructions in communication from management backgrounds, but did not provide supporting evidence. | Identified perceived obstructions in communication from management backgrounds, and provided some supporting evidence. | Identified perceived obstructions in communication from management backgrounds, and provided relevant supporting evidence. |
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Reference
Running head: NOJAX COMPANY REPORT
Nojax Company Report
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NOJAX COMPANY REPORT
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Consultant’s Nojax Company Report
Executive Summary
The company was started in 2010 and specializes in sport's shoes, apparels for both weight lifters
and running. The company has over 200 stores countrywide. Design and marketing are done inhouse while manufacturing outsourced. The company is relatively successful with sales of $6
million with a 15% profit contribution.
The challenges
The problems identified are organization structure, communication challenges, and speed of
decision making arising from centralized control. The company culture is bureaucratic, and
issues remain unresolved.
The barriers to Communication
The barriers to communication in Nojax are the centralized control and the matrix structure. The
concentration on product lines segregates mana...