Introduction to Communication and Business

Shannon Thomas Ward
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Introduction to Business and Communication

With the ever new expansion of communication in business the world has become a smaller place. What needs to be addressed is how people can keep up with the changes and stay contemporary in communication and business. Communication and Business, immediately someone thinks of communication and refers to the newspaper, the radio, television, and other types of mass media. Most people do not think of the connection between communication and other institutions such as business. Good business, however, goes hand in hand with good communication (Cody, 2000). Business plays a major role in our society. It is creative and competitive and continuously changing, and contributes to shaping our society. Improving communications is very important to today in the fast moving world of business. Communication is consistently listed as one of the keys to success in business and life, communication is the other.
Introduction to Business, by satisfying the needs and wants people cannot satisfy themselves, businesses improve the quality of life for people and create a higher standard of living. A central function within our economic system is satisfying the needs of the consumers with the use of limited supplies. The purpose of a business is to combine resources such as land, labor, and capital in a way that will make them more valuable (Winkleman 199). Operating in a political and economic climate
The word communication comes from the Latin communis, common (Casey, 2002). It is the process of transmitting and receiving ideas, information, and messages. The rapid transmission of information over long distances and ready access to information has become conspicuous and important features of human society (Fiefdom, 2004). To illustrate, it is the process of trying to share information, an idea, or an attitude. At this moment, I am trying to communicate to you the idea that the essence of communication is getting the receiver and the sender “tuned” together for a particular message. At the same moment, someone else is phoning his wife telling her that he will ... be late for dinner. Someone else, a young man in a parked automobile is trying to persuade a policeman to cancel his speeding ticket. All these are forms of communication and the process in each case is essentially the same. Communication always requires at least 3 elements: The source, the message, and the destination.
The face of business has changed. Technology has taken over or enhanced traditional ways of communication such as face-to-face interaction and mail. It isn’t necessary to wait 7 business days to hear a reply from a customer anymore. In fact, it could take less than 7 minutes through the use of a phone, email, or fax.
Do you think communication is a No-Brainer? Communication is consistently listed as one of the keys to success in business and life, and just as frequently identified by employees as a key missing link to maximum productivity and job satisfaction. We communicate every day verbally and nonverbal to co-workers, to people on the phone, and to our family. We’ve been communicating since the day we were born. Actually, we were communicating before we were born, in our mother’s womb. That is why it is imperative to continue to communicate in business the two keys to successfulness in the world today.





Work Cited:
Casey, Adam. (2002). Supportive communication. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 40, 223-231.
Cody, James. (2000). Individual Difference in Business and Communications. Human Business, 51-59.
Fiefdom, Karl. (2004). The Language of Emotions. New Haven CT: Yale University Press.
Winkleman, Beth. (1999). Negotiation, problem solving, and communication. Communication Quarterly, 27, 3-11.