The Solution provides a comprehensive answer to tackle the problems presented below:
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You are a middle manager in a computer software company. The company has the standard departments: sales, marketing, HR, R&D, etc. The vertical flow of information is not coming from the top down (uni-directional). An employee survey has shown that upper management is consequently not inquiring about vital employee issues.
You are in charge of designing a meeting agenda based on a particular communication strategy.
Prepare the agenda for a meeting to design a communication strategy that makes management communication more responsive (bi-directional). Your agenda should address these following questions:
a. What subjects should be covered?
b. Who should attend the meeting?
c. What should be the meeting approach?
d. What is the meeting timeline?
e. What action should be taken?
The solution is a simulated situational answer to a communication strategy problem in an organization. It is written in APA-style and is comprehensively written to assist students in understanding communication strategies for organizational management to achieve effective results. Referenced for easy expansion. Word version is attached for easy printing.