A Proposal to Research

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Hiplease i want some help to know how i'm going to wrok with my proposal wich will be about the impact of communication in my hosted company where i will spend three months internship , these are the different parts of my proposal and that i have to fill inBackground to the topic……………………………………………………………1Statement of the topic………………………………………………………………1Main hypothesis…………………………………………………………………….....2Research questions…………………………………………………………………...4Research objectives…………………………………………………………………..5Population……………………………………….……………………………………….Corpus………………………………..……………………………………………………Methodology……………………………………………………………………………Theoretical model…………………………………………………………………..Preliminary bibliography………………………………………………… i need that you could send me some links thus will help me to understand the work then i will post my draft and i will be glad if you can help me to have the right proposalthank youRegards

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

You refer to this as your 'proposal', but I don't see a section called 'Proposal', nor do I see one called 'Research Results'.

Where would I look to find this information?

Clive

Cute butterfly · Answer

Proposed Research Topic: Interpersonal Communication in my internship company

1-Background to the Topic:

Interpersonal communication is a vital and integral part of the health and well-being of any organization. As corporate organizations increased in size, formal top-down communication became the main concern of organizational managers. Interpersonal communication in today's companies, along with organizational communication, has not only become far more complex and varied but more important to the overall functioning and success of the organization. The role of interpersonal communication within the corporate world has become more of a challenge due to the fact that the emphasis has increasingly turned to understanding how new communication technologies and capabilities can help bring about new and more effective organizational forms and processes. The emergence of such technologies as email, cell phones, pagers, and hand held computers have reduced the frequency at which organizations encourage the one-on-one relationship between manager and subordinate. The flow of communication is in more abundance in the form of organizational communication such as corporate emails, newsletters, press releases, and departmental meetings. The rise of technology has given corporations the fast track on communication, while downplaying the importance of face-to-face communication. As a result of the changing landscape within our corporate culture, the manager-subordinate relationship has become less crucial within the organization than the overall communication strategy.This creates a problem at the very heart of a company's success, the interpersonal relationship between a manager and subordinate within an organization.

Although some researchers define interpersonal communication as involving face-to-face interaction, the interactions mediated by telephone, email, and other technology are also considered part of interpersonal communication as well (Knapp & Daly, 2002). While there is much discussion regarding the various definitions of interpersonal communication, it is clear that through interaction individuals acquire and integrate knowledge about what communication is and what it can be used to accomplish (Edwards & Shepherd, 2004). The following are three types of communication logic that can be applied within the organization: Expressive, Conventional, and Rhetorical (Edwards & Shepherd, 2004).
Additional studies relating to workplace interpersonal communication were found to be associated with tolerance and aggression. Over the years, researchers have explored the affects of verbal aggressiveness and its relationship with numerous interpersonal dynamics.

2-Statement of the topic:

Interpersonal communication in STF company :Manager-Subordinate Relationships
As interpersonal communication is associated with those relationships at a personal level, but so to is it associated with those relationships on a professional level.

3-Main Hypothesis

Despite the studies done previously relating to the workplace, questions remain. How does the manager-subordinate interpersonal relationship affect job satisfaction and productivity? I could not find very specific research in relation to the questions I set out to answer in this study. Most other research studies focused on conflict or aggression in the workplace as opposed to specific manager-subordinate relationships. These types of studies are important as well in the affect of job satisfaction and productivity, but this is just one aspect of the interpersonal relationship between manager and subordinate. Other studies focused on the motivational factors within the workplace and how organizational trust can fuel that motivation, along with managerial confidence. In light of the information presented here, the following questions remain:

Q1: Does the interpersonal relationship between manager and subordinate affect the job satisfaction of the subordinate?

Q2: Does the interpersonal relationship between manager and subordinate affect the productivity of the subordinate?

4-Research Questions

How to Overcome Barriers to Interpersonal Communication

What is not a motive for interpersonal communication?

What are types of Interpersonal communication?

What are examples of interpersonal communication?

What are the purposes of interpersonal communication?

What is not a component of interpersonal communication?

5-Research Objectives

Prepare both Manager and Subordinates to communicate effectively, both within their organizations and in whatever business or professional situations they encounter.

6-Population

Employees in the purchasing departments

Manager of the pursgasing departments

Visotors(clients) to the purchasing deparments

(I chose the purchasing departments cause there I have to spend my internship)

7-Corpus

*pictures
*tables
*graphs

8-Methodology

*Conduct a literature review on the Interpersonal communication :Manager-Subordinate Relationships
*.Observe the group four hours per week for six weeks, focusing mostly on conversations at team meetings Manager-Sybordinate Relationships
*case study about the relashionships between the Manager and the subordinates
*survey which consists of various questions relating to manager-subordinate relationships, such as friendship, respect, frequency of communication, and level of communication shared between them.
*qualitative survey of face-to-face interviews

9-Theoretical model
(I don’t know what to say here ,but I will post a try )

The following are three types of communication logic that can be applied within the organization: Expressive, Conventional, and Rhetorical (Edwards & Shepherd, 2004). They are defined as follows:
1. Expressive design is based on the expression of thoughts and feelings.
2. Conventional design is based on playing the game cooperatively, according to socially conventional rules and procedures.
3. Rhetorical design is the creation and negotiation of social selves and situations.
These various communication types can be applied to the interpersonal communication structure of the manager-subordinate relationship. Most individuals tend to fall within the Conventional design category, where they are not likely to 'rock the boat' within the organization or with their manager. If the individual is not free to communicate, then this breeds an organizational environment where it suppresses the empowerment of the employee within the workplace. It is central to the belief that a workers lack of empowerment to meaningful participation within an organization, results in the weakening of commitment between the worker and the workplace (Haskins, 1996). In times like these, individuals are afraid of losing their jobs, not finding work, or not receiving sufficient wage increases, motivating factors for the employee become paramount (Hubbell & Chory-Assad, 2005). Trust in management and the organization are two examples of motivating factors that encourage individuals to stay in an organization, even if they are fearful of downsizing or not receiving an annual wage increase (Hubbell & Chory-Assad, 2005).

10-Preliminary bibliography

wikipedia
Coombs, W.T. & Holladay, S.J. (2004). Understanding the aggressive workplace: Development of the workplace aggression tolerance questionnaire. Communication Studies, 55, 481-497.

www.ask.com/questions/interpersonal-communication
http://www.amaselfstudy.org/course.cfm?isbn...
*The book of The Art of Successful Business Communication ,http://www.google.tn/search?hl=fr&tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Patrick+Forsyth%22, http://www.google.tn/search?hl=fr&tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Frances+Kay%22.

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