...different types of communiqués in business situations; formal and informal based on the context of the communiqué and the intended audience. I recently participated in a team project where we were instructed to send communiqués to four audiences based on the purpose of the communiqué and the receiving audience while projecting the senders leadership style; for the following I will be evaluating the four communiqués my team submitted. In the communiqué sent to the CEO of Riordan Manufacturing, John, the accounting manager, was to advise the CEO of the financial instability of JJJ Company and recommend not moving forward with the acquisition. For this communiqué our team collectively agreed that a formal memo would be the best communication for the audience and purpose, I stand by this decision. The memo was a more formal approach as it was intended for the CEO, which showcased his leadership style more direct and to the point. The structure and layout of the memo was assembled with less of a personal feel as is seen common in e-mails or text to a coworker. The information conveyed in the memo was factual pertaining to the purpose of the memo in regard to the financial instability of JJJ Company. I do not think this memo shared too much or too little information. There was no question of ethics present in the memo as it was examining the instability of the company and it was specifically sent to the CEO. Emails were chosen as the communiqués for the other...
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...communication style to meet the audience requirements. Purpose Learning Team A was given five different accounting scenarios with limited amount of information on the JJJ Company, Riordan Mfg, Ad hoc Committee, CEO and the employees. Each team member was assigned a role from the accounting scenario and instructed to write and effective communiqué based on that roles. The communiqués could be n the form of a formal memo, email, power point, and text message. The types of communiqués were based on the information, i.e., formal, informal, long report, short report format, email, power point presentation, or memo, etc. Then each team member had to evaluate the business communication written by the other members and determine its effectiveness by using the following questions as a guide. 1) How well did the communication convey the intended message? 2) Would another type of communication have been more appropriate? Why? 3) Is the communication at the appropriate level for the intended audience? 4) How did the leadership styles in the scenario affect the communication within the group? 5) What changes would you recommend to improve the communiqué? 6) What are the ethical implications of the information being shared? 7) Does the communication share too much information? 8) Does the communication share too little...
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... | | |BCOM/230 Version 3 | | |Business Communication for Accountants | Copyright © 2012, 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business accounting setting. Students are exposed to various topics related to interpersonal and group communications within the context of applications to the accounting field. Students will develop skills in the forms of written communication, including memos, e-mails, business letters, and reports. Other topics include communication ethics, collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, and professional competence and values. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities...
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...[pic] Course Syllabus BCOM230 Business Communications for Accountants Course Start Date: 01/31/2012 Course End Date: 03/06/2012 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright ©2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix© is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft©, Windows©, and Windows NT© are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Ed Seibert eseibert@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) edwardbseibert@gmail.com (Personal) 302-853-2571 (EST) Where to Go to Class Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where discussion is conducted. It has read-and-write access for everyone...
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...assignment for this week was to write a report on the types of business communication to use based on the accounting scenario. Since there was no collaboration by the learning team, this report is based solely on the opinion of one student. There are various factors that need to be considered when writing a business communique. The purpose, audience and leadership style are important considerations to be made when deciding on which type of communication to when reporting on the acquisition of a company. The first line of communication would need to be between the staff accountant and her accounting peers. The type of communication that would need to be used would be an interoffice memo. A memo would be an appropriate form of communication to advise the accounting department of the due diligence investigation. The memo can also be used to share with her peers the assignment and what needs to be done to complete the assignment. The interoffice memo is an ethical form of communication for this audience. The second line of communication would be between the staff accountant and the sales manager. The staff accountant is advising the sales manager of the results of the review of JJJ’s financial condition. An appropriate and ethical form of communication to use for this situation would be an email. The next line of communication would be between the accounting manager and the ad hoc committee. The accounting manager is reporting his recommendation not to move forward with the acquisition...
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...it comes to the transmission of the message, this report conveys a clear message: do not acquire JJJ Company, the report was clear and to the point. Because of the nature of the information presented (graphics and numbers) I do not consider that any other type of communication would had been as effective as a financial report; a memo can provide information regarding why not to move forward with the acquisition, however the level of detail and the use of graphics is not found in the memo, the same would go with an email or a letter, that is way I think that the financial report was the right choice to present this information. Being the audience the CEO of the company, he require facts represented by numbers and graphics, however they need to be presented in a clear matter so the information can be understood clearly and any questions that the CEO might have are answered; this report presented simple yet clear facts on why not to move with the acquisition, and using the information presented the CEO should be able to move make a conscience decision regarding the acquisition. In order to improve this report I consider that the wording should be review, although the financial report is clear I would make sure to avoid phrases like “huge risk” I would have said considerable risk. The report used appropriate jargon and kept a good level of professionalism. This report talks about the financial health of a business, and only a handful of people should be aware of this information...
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...Overcoming communication barriers There are four main types of barriers in communication. Any of these barriers can ruin the chances of success in any given project or task that we are trying to achieve here at XYZ Company. I was asked by our Vice President to give some suggestions and guidelines to help you avoid these barriers, which will allow your team to run more productively, with less need to take corrective actions, and decrease frustration within the team. Let us start with process barrier. There are specific steps needed for a successful communication. The process barrier includes your ability to create a message, presentation, project plan, etc. The next steps are assuring that the message is transmitted to the receiver (subordinate, peer, direct manager, executive). They in turn must receive, absorb and internally process the information and correctly understand the meaning and intention of your message. On the surface, this sounds straightforward and easy. This is not always the case. I have established some methods that I use to give my messages a high probability of success without a lot of back and forth communications. Keep in mind that the length and level of technical information can necessitate more communications to reach a successful end. • Start with some straightforward background, and then explain what is expected from the receiver, and the timeframe for any actions to be complete. • Do NOT use acronyms. Not all people in this company or our...
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...Church Street, Montego Bay St.James. Lime is a public limited company. It is owned by Phil Bently. Lime specializes in phone and internet industry. Organizational structure is very important to a business because it is the framework of the business. Without an organizational structure there would be no order in the business depleting is efficiency. Organizational varies from business to business it depends on various factors. For example: If the business it big or small or if the business is specializing in just one area such as production. It should have a good framework to support its production. I chose this topic because the organizational structure of a business is imperative if a business is to survive and make a profit. Literature Review “An organizational structure can be viewed from different perspectives, Sociology, Economics and Psychology.” (Peter Stimpson, 2007) “An organizational structure is an arrangement of lines of authority, communications, rights and duties of an organization.” (Baligh, 2006).The Organizational structure of a business decides how the roles, power and responsibilities are assigned, controlled, and coordinated, and how information flows between the different levels of management. A structure depends on the organization's objectives and strategy. “In a centralized structure, the top layer of management has most of the decision making power and has tight control over departments and divisions. In a decentralized structure, the decision making power...
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...ENGLISH 221: Technical Writing Fundamentals PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT—PRINT OUT-- PRINT OUT If you have any questions about the syllabus, please post them in the Main Classroom. Susan Colebank scolebank@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) susancolebank@gmail.com (back-up; do not CC this address when you e-mail me at my UOP address) COURSE NUMBER: ENG221 COURSE TITLE: Technical Writing Fundamentals COURSE START DATE: 1/17/12 COURSE END DATE: 2/20/2012 FACILITATOR AVAILABILITY I am in the Classroom five days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I am on in the morning and then again at night, with the afternoon set aside for telecommuting and taking care of my daughter. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact. I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside this timeframe, you should not hesitate to do so via my University of Phoenix e-mail. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND e-mailing me with your questions or concerns, since it is best to document our conversations with a paper trail. I have yet, in nine years of being a UOP instructor, found a student who has a question or concern that couldn’t best be discussed via e-mail. If you need to call me, then please e-mail me first to schedule a time and to leave your phone number. For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to...
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...Laurent 719 col. Del Valle CP 03100 Benito Juárez, México DF tels. 5604 2178 5688 3512 www.univdep.edu.mx www.hbrreprints.org HBR CASE STUDY AND COMMENTARY How should the Flayton Electronics team respond to the crisis? Four commentators offer expert advice. Boss, I Think Someone Stole Our Customer Data by Eric McNulty • Reprint R0709A Flayton Electronics learns that the security of its customer data has been compromised—and faces tough decisions about what to do next. HBR CASE STUDY Boss, I Think Someone Stole Our Customer Data by Eric McNulty COPYRIGHT © 2007 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Brett Flayton, CEO of Flayton Electronics, stared intently at a troubling memo on his desk from the firm’s head of security. Running his hands through his full head of barely graying hair, he looked not unlike his father did when he established the first Flayton Cameras and Stereos 25 years ago. The security situation had come to Brett’s attention just before nine o’clock...
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...COMMUNICATION 1.7 OMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES: 1.8 USING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1.7 FACE TO FACE COMMUNICATION UNIT 2 16 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION 2.1 CLARITY 2.2 COMPLETENESS 2.3 CONCISENESS 2.4 CONSIDERATION 2.5 COURTESY 2.6 CORRECTNESS 2.7 THE PURPOSE AND VALUE OF COMMITTEES UNIT 3 26 EFFECTIVE MEETINGS 3.1 TYPES OF MEETING 3.2 VIRTUAL MEETINGS 3.3 PLANNING A PROBLEM SOLVING MEETING 3.4 SETTING AN AGENDA UNIT 4 32 DEVELOPING THE PRESENTATION 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.2 ANALYSING THE SITUATION 4.3 ESTABLISHING A PURPOSE 4.4 DEVELOPING THE THESIS 4.5 ON GIVING A SPEECH 4.6 PROFILE OF A GOOD SPEAKER 4.7 PLANNING TO SPEAK UNIT 5 41 THE ART OF WRITING 5.1 WRITING WELL 5.2 MEMOS & LETTERS 5.3 THE BUSINESS LETTER 5.4 E-MAIL 5.5 WRITING FOR EMPLOYMENT 5.6 TYPES OF CVS 5.7 ELECTRONIC CVS 5.8 JOB APPLICATION LETTERS 5.9 REPORTS BIBLIOGRAPHY 67 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the next module of your course of study in commerce. The purpose of the this module is to familiarize you with some key issues underlying the notions of communications – a very important aspects of any successful business. The first unit is about understanding ‘business communication skills’. We will see why good communication is important in business. We will examine some of the barriers to communication and how can they be overcome. We will also look at what is meant by non-verbal communication, networking and face-to-face communication...
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... not least journalism, knowledge management, public relations (e.g., media relations), marketing and human resources, as well as wider organizational studies, communication theory, social psychology, sociology and political science. Successful businesses of all sizes have developed a workforce that understands the mission, goals, values, processes and procedures of the company. This understanding is communicated via formal two-way internal communication methods that support the business strategies of the company with the same consistent message being conveyed externally. WHAT IS INTERNAL COMMUNICATION In its simplest terms, internal communication is communication within an organization. It encompasses both "official" communication -- memos, guidelines, policies and procedures, etc. and...
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... iv Acknowledgements This thesis has served to unite my academic experience at Stanford. Four years of preparation, and the past year of writing, have produced this exploration of food, politics, and the Middle East. The CISAC Honors Program has provided a fantastic interdisciplinary home for this pursuit. I am thankful to Professors Blacker and Crenshaw for their guidance in this yearlong process. I will fondly remember the quarterly presentations, Professor Blacker’s insistence on concise language, and Professor Crenshaw’s direction on crystallizing the “puzzle”. My fellow CISAC students were a cornerstone of the thesis experience, both in Washington and on campus. We gained a community that understood the travails of literature reviews and last-minute chapters, and the thrills of...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CONCEPTS CONTROVERSIES APPLICATIONS Seventh Edition Stephen P. Robbins 1996 Contents Part One • Introduction Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 2 Chapter 2 Responding to Global and Cultural Diversity 42 Part Two • The Individual Chapter 3 Foundations of Individual Behavior 80 Chapter 4 Perception and Individual Decision Making 130 Chapter 5 Values, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction 172 Chapter 6 Basic Motivation Concepts 210 Chapter 7 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications 250 Part Three • The Group Chapter 8 Foundations of Group Behavior 292 Chapter 9 Understanding Work Teams 344 Chapter 10 Communication 374 Chapter 11 Leadership 410 Chapter 12 Power and Politics 460 Chapter 13 Conflict, Negotiation, and Intergroup Behavior 502 Part Four - The Organization System Chapter 14 Foundations of Organization Structure 548 Chapter 15 Technology, Work Design, and Stress 588 Chapter 16 Human Resource Policies and Practices 634 Chapter 17 Organizational Culture 678 Part Five - Organizational Dynamics Chapter 18 Organizational Change and Development 714 CHAPTER I • WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR? What Managers Do Let’s begin by briefly defining the terms manager and the place where managers work—the organization. Then let’s look at the manager’s job; specifically, what do managers do? Managers get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals. Managers do...
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...2252-1602, 2252-1492 Gram : STANDCOST, website : www.myicwai.com/www.icwai.org Membership Deptt. : kbicwai@vsnl.net Fax No. : 91-33-22527993/2252-1026 Delhi Office ICWAI Bhawan 3, Institutional Area, Lodi Road New Delhi-110003 Phone : 24631532, 24618645, 24643273, 24622156 Gram : STANDCOST, Fax : 91-11-24622156, 24631532, 24618645 E-mail : icwai@vsnl.com E-mail CEP : icwaiprgm@vsnl.net.in E-mail Journal Dept. : icwaijournal@hotmail.com « Official Organ of The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India Management Accountant Executive Digest Book Scan For Attention of Members For Attention of Practising Members Region & Chapter News Volume 40 No. 5 May 2005 Editorial & Communique Editorial : The miracle of free trade 341 ............................................ President's Communique 342 Cover Features Value Added Taxation in India by Sitaram Agarwal 343 ............................................ Value added tax - an overview by Debasish Dutta 349 375 403 417,418 415 409 Professional Updates Tax Titbits by S. Rajaratnam 393 ............................................ Corporate Governance in United Kingdom (UK) by S. C. Das 366...
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