Employee Outcomes of Effective Internal Communication: A Case Study of Manufacturing Firm in Thailand
Keywords:
Change resistan, internal communication quality, job satisfaction, organizational commitmentAbstract
The purpose of this research is to examine internal communication quality on employee outcomes including organizational commitment and job satisfaction in a manufacturing firm. Objectives include establishing a theoretical model of causes and consequences of internal communication. The study has been conducted as an online survey of employees within the organization, including managerial and non-managerial employees, with analysis conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM). The analysis shows that social acceptance of communication (appropriateness and acceptability) influenced perceptions of two dimensions of communication quality (flow and content). Perceptions of organizational communication structure, flow, content, and climate positively influenced internal communications quality perceptions, while employee resistance to change negatively influenced internal communications quality perceptions. The study also demonstrates that internal communications quality is thus positively associated with commitment and satisfaction while negatively associated with continuance commitment. The implication of this research is that internal communications research needs to examine employee characteristics more thoroughly.
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Kassing, J. W. (2007). Going around the boss: Exploring the consequences of circumvention. Management Communication Quarterly, 21(1), 55-74.
Kline, R. B. (2011). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling. New York: Guilford Press.
Lammers, J. C., & Barbour, J. B. (2006). An institutional theory of organizational communication. Communication Theory, 16, 356-377.
Lewis, L. K. (2006). Employee perspectives on implementation communication as predictors of perceptions of success and resistance. Western Journal of Communication, 70(1), 23-46.
Mazzei, A. (2010). Promoting active communication behaviours through internal communication. Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 15(3), 221-234.
Men, L. R. (2014). Strategic internal communication: Transformational leadership, communication channels and employee satisfaction. Management Communication Quarterly, 28(2), 264-285.
Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1991). A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment. Human Resource Management Review, 1(1), 61-89.
Miller, K., & Barbour, J. (2015). Organizational communication: Approaches and processes (2nd ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
Mumby, D. K. (2005). Theorizing resistance in organization studies: A dialectical approach. Management Communication Quarterly, 19(1), 19-44.
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Van Riel, C. (1995). Principles of corporate communication. New York: Prentice Hall.
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Vercic, A. T., Vercic, D., & Sriramesh, K. (2012). Internal communication: Definition, parameters and the future. Public Relations Review, 38, 223-230.
Welch, M. (2012). Appropriateness and acceptability: Employee perspectives of internal communication. Public Relations Review, 38, 246-254.
Welch, M., & Jackson, P. R. (2007). Rethinking internal communication: A stakeholder approach. Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 12(2), 177-198.
Westland, J. C. (2010). Lower bounds on sample size in structural equation modeling. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 9(6), 476-487.
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2018-12-31
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Duangekanong, D., Jittawiriyanukoon, C., & Duangekanong, S. (2018). Employee Outcomes of Effective Internal Communication: A Case Study of Manufacturing Firm in Thailand. NIDA Development Journal, 58(4). Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/NDJ/article/view/170600
