Valuing internal communication; management and employee perspectives

Ruck, Kevin and Welch, Mary (2012) Valuing internal communication; management and employee perspectives. Public Relations Review, 38 (2). pp. 294-302. ISSN 03638111

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2011.12.016

Abstract

Effective internal communication is a prerequisite for organisational success. Organisations need to evaluate and improve communication especially in increasingly difficult economic pressures. Assessment instruments enable organisations to monitor communication effectiveness. This review of academic and consultancy studies found over reliance on measuring satisfaction with the communication process. The analysis found management-centric rather than employee-centric approaches to assessment. This indicates a need to develop new approaches to assessing internal communication. A conceptual model is proposed here to encourage focus on employee communication needs in terms of content as well as channel. Future approaches to assessment should draw on a wider theoretical and conceptual framework. Assessment instruments need to reflect advances in practice. They need to assess the value of internal communication to employees as well as their organisations.


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