EVALUATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND ROLE OF MANAGEMENT IN COMMUNICATION FOR CASE COMPANY MAGICAD GROUP OY
Kim, Anna (2019)
Kim, Anna
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019060314228
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019060314228
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The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the organizational communication’s functionality and role of management in communication on the example of the case company MagiCAD Group Oy. Organizational communication has become a very important topic in the case company recently. The company has acknowledged the need for the development of the subject matter and has accomplished certain development measures before the start of this research. There is, however a clear lack of evaluation of the process. Therefore, this study is an attempt to accomplish the evaluation of the started development process and bring this information to the company as a back-ground for future steps.
MagiCAD Group Oy (former Progman Oy), is a Finnish software developer, which was found in 1983 in Rauma, Finland as a family business. In 2014 MagiCAD Group Oy became a part of Chinese group of companies Glodon, which was followed by a vast growth of the company. Today the company has four offices in Finland, two subsidiaries and more than hundred employees.
This study is a case study using such qualitative research methods as semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Six interviews in total were held with the personnel of the company in Turku and Rauma during the research time. The internal documentation: instructions, guidelines and presentations were studied as well. The data analysis was performed via content analysis.
As a result, the research contains some conclusions and recommendations the organization communication’s future development in the case company. Focusing more on the implementation practices, adding clarity (via guidelines) in use of communication channels and enhancing information sharing as a key component of the managerial job description are the main recommendations for the future organizational communication development.
MagiCAD Group Oy (former Progman Oy), is a Finnish software developer, which was found in 1983 in Rauma, Finland as a family business. In 2014 MagiCAD Group Oy became a part of Chinese group of companies Glodon, which was followed by a vast growth of the company. Today the company has four offices in Finland, two subsidiaries and more than hundred employees.
This study is a case study using such qualitative research methods as semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Six interviews in total were held with the personnel of the company in Turku and Rauma during the research time. The internal documentation: instructions, guidelines and presentations were studied as well. The data analysis was performed via content analysis.
As a result, the research contains some conclusions and recommendations the organization communication’s future development in the case company. Focusing more on the implementation practices, adding clarity (via guidelines) in use of communication channels and enhancing information sharing as a key component of the managerial job description are the main recommendations for the future organizational communication development.