This study delved into how written and non-written communication methods are correlated with the performance of the academic staff of Primary Teachers’ Colleges (PTCs) in Central Uganda. The study was prompted by reportedly the deteriorating performance of the academic staff of most PTCs in the country despite government’s efforts to train and motivate them. The study employed a correlational cross-sectional survey design where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from a total of 120 respondents comprised of 5 Principals, 7 Deputy Principals, 13 Heads of Department and 95 members of the Academic Staff using questionnaire survey and interview methods. The data were analyzed with the use of descriptive and inferential statistical techniques as well as content analysis method. Study results revealed that non-written communication methods generally have a statistically weak correlation (r=.380, p=.146) with the performance of the academic staff while written communicat...

This study examinesthe Role of Effective Communication on Organizational Performance, NnamdiAzikiwe University, Awka. The problem that led to the study is the disputes and delays in theaccess to information that would increase performance of staff. The survey research method was adopted for the study and the study relied much on secondary and primary data. The population of this research work was drawn from the Academic and Non-academic staff of UNIZIK. The population is made up of 170 non-academic and 130 Academic Staff. The sample size of 166 was determined using Taro Yamane technique and stratified random sampling.Chi-square x 2 was used to analysis the hypotheses. For instant, there is a significant relationship between effective communication and employee performance in UNZIK. The findings from the study show that effective communication is the remedy to effective and efficient management performance of employees in an organization. The researcher recommends that there is need for every organization to endeavour and make effective communication an essential integral part of its management strategies and map out a strategic ways of storing information's; for this will also reduce loss of essential information and it will help to minimize organizational conflict, less misunderstanding and enhance information management.

Today, communication is a vital aspect of any business environment. Hence, the widespread of globalization and technological advancement has led to the increasing demand for effective communication that would eventually improve employees’ level of job satisfaction, commitment, involvement, engagement and ultimately productivity. This study therefore considers the effect of communication on employees’ performance within selected private organizations and public corporation in Lagos State. A well-structured questionnaire was administered as a means of collecting data for this study with a sample size of 120 respondents. Thus, the result of this study acknowledges a positive and direct relationship exists between effective communication and the level of employees’ commitment and productivity. The study recommends that communication should be a top list for managers because every aspect of business requires a good communication network to ensure employee performance, commitment and ulti...

Managers' communication skills are one of the most important topics in educational sector of universities of medical sciences and may have considerable effect on faculty members and employees. This study was per-formed to determine the level of communication skills (verbal, listening, feed-back) of the heads of department of faculties and its relation with some demo-graphic variables. This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2009 to January 2010. We enrolled all of the heads of departments (N=60) in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, western Iran. The participants received a self-administered 24-item questionnaire in Likert format (six general items and 18 items related to communication skills). Data were analyzed with SPSS software using Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. The average scores of verbal, listening and feedback communication were 22.5, 16.1 and 21.1, respectively. Accordingly, 78.3% of participants in verbal communication, 16.7% in listening co...

The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of students in Communication Skills in two tertiary institutions in Sierra Leone – the Eastern Technical University and the Njala University. The introduction of Communication Skills into the curriculum of teacher training institutions is viewed as a reaction to the poor performance of students in the written and spoken use of the English Language. However, the introduction of Communication Skills at tertiary institutions is yet to remedy the situation. To guide the study properly, some objectives were developed. These include; an investigation of the extent to which English is used by lecturers and students in the institutions, an examination of students' attitude towards the learning of Communication Skills, an investigation to time allocation to the teaching of the subject, and an examination of the pedagogical capabilities of the Language studies departments of both institutions with regards their personnel, teaching met...

Communication is an indispensable tool in the success of organizational operations. Administrators should not ignore communication as one of the key elements in the success of their organization. Competence should be manifested by their broad knowledge about communication theories and principles, by their skillful application of communication strategies and procedures, and by their tactful utilization of appropriate communication channels and media. Through a descriptive survey method and purposive sampling, this study assessed the level of competence of the administrators’ communication abilities along the areas of managerial writing, understanding messages, interpersonal communication, and group communication.

In the case of Wachemo University, this paper looks into evaluating organizational communication style and how it affects employee performance. 261 sample respondents were given a standardized questionnaire as part of the study's survey methodology. The study's aims were achieved by combining the dependent variable, employee performance in the organization, with the independent variables completeness, correctness, consideration, clarity, conciseness, courtesy, and concreteness. Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs, Research and Community Service, and Administrative and Development are all involved in this investigation. The sample was chosen purposefully within each office: from the academic vice-president's office, the colleges of business and economics, social science, and agricultural science were chosen; from the research and community service vice-president office, the following institutions were chosen: Community service directorate office, Research publication offi...

The study examined the effects of organizational co mmunication on administrative performance of staff in a multi campus University i n Ghana, guided with the application of the System theory and a developed conceptual fra mework. The mixed research design was used and a multistage sampling technique was ap plied with 428 staff selected. Questionnaires were administered to 400 staff out o f which 309 (77.3%) questionnaires were returned. Descriptive and inferential statisti c such as percentages, means, factor analysis, cluster analysis, chi-square, t-test, cor relation and F-test were used to analyse the data with the help of SPSS software version 18. 0 and Microsoft Excel. The results revealed that staff generally perceived the communi cation system in the University to be good with a grand mean value of 3.86 which is equiv alent to “Agree” on the response scale. The two step cluster analysis revealed four groups of employee cohesion patterns, and the factor analysis also revealed...

The word “Communication” may be defined as the data by which anyone could share their views, data, emotions of any other person, place, etc. Nowadays, in many organizations, people are facing problems communicating (cannot share their views with others due to lack of communication skills.). In any field, one should be expressive so that they can share their views, data, emotions, etc., with others. This study was carried out to find out the elements that contribute to students' low performance and find solutions to improve teaching and learning of communications at the University of Education in Winneba. The purpose of the review was to highlight suggestions and recommendations on how the communication skills training might be improved. To this end, the investigator has employed interviews, observations, and documents to collect information to answer questions to be answered by this research. The study focused on all the students of the second year and communications professiona...