<p>Problem: How does the organisational culture affect the internal communication between the middle manager and his or hers</p><p>subordinates?</p><p>Purpose: The most common way is to study how the communication affect the organisational culture. In our study we have examined the reverse perspective. The purpose of this study would be to explain how the organisational culture affect the internal communication between the middle manager and his or hers subordinates.</p><p>Theories: The basic theories in the study are The basic model, Internal communication, Levels of culture, High-power culture, Social</p><p>constructions, Organisational structures and Leader Member Exchange Theory.</p><p>Method: The study is based on the qualitative approach. We have used interviews for our collection of raw data. Secondary data, we have primarily found in the University of Halmstads directory Hulda.</p><p>Scientific articles, we have mainly sought in databases such as ABI/Inform, Emerald and Academic Search Elite.</p><p>Empirical work: There is an interview guide under appendix that is made especially</p><p>for our respondents. Their answers are presented in the following</p><p>headings; Communication, Organisational culture, Organisational structure and Leader Member Exchange Theory.</p><p>Analysis: In our analysis we put theory and empirical work together. We then make an argument along the theories our frame of reference contains.</p><p>Conclusions: The organisational culture has an impact on the internal communication through different behaviors and expressions in the investigated company.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hh-1771 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Fallgren, Emma, Svanström, Cathrine |
| Publisher | Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för Ekonomi och Teknik (SET) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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