Describe your local probation department. What is its structure? What management functions are performed and by whom? What people and organizations outside the agency exert an influence on it? How does that influence show in organizational structure or process?
Discussion Chapter 4: Problems of Communication
*Please answer the following question and make sure that your response is 100 words or more. *
1. Think about the college class you liked the most and contrast it with a class you liked least. Compare the quality of communication between the two classes. What are some of the barriers to communication that typically emerge in a college course? If you were a professor, what steps would you take to maximize the effectiveness of communication in your class?
Assignment Chapter 4: Problems of Communication
1. How can communication be improved in an organization that is structured in a traditional bureaucratic form? How might computerized communication be utilized to improve the effectiveness of communication in a bureaucratic organization?
2. What are the drawbacks of computerized information systems? From a management perspective, what policies and procedures could be implemented to assure the effectiveness of computerized information systems?
