The transmission of information and common
understanding from one person or group to another through the use of common
symbols.
In communication, the flow or path a message will
take in order to reach a receiver. The four directions are upward, downward,
diagonal, and horizontal.
Any effort made by parties to a communication to
ensure that they have a common understanding of each other's meaning and
intent.
The transmission of information and/or misinformation
through the use of informal channels at work.
Any facts, figures, or data that are in a form or
format that makes them usable to the person who possesses them.
A channel or means used to carry a message in the
communication process.
The transmitter's ideas and feelings that form the
content to be transmitted to a receiver.
The person or group intended by transmitters to
receive their messages.
The person or group that transmits or sends a message
to a receiver.
