Communication And Organizational Productivity: A Case Study Of Kyadondo Sub-County In Wakiso District Central Uganda

ABSTRACT

The study was communication and organizational productivity of Kyadondo

sub-country in Wakiso District central Uganda, the problem of the study

was to have effective and proper communication on organizational

productivity of Kyadondo sub-county in Wakiso District central Uganda.

The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between

communication and organizations productivity in Kyadondo sub-county in

Wakiso district central Uganda.

The objective of the study were; to establish forms of communication in

Kyadondo sub-county Wakiso district, to identify the barriers to effective

communication in Kyadondo sub-county Wakiso district, to establish

different methods of measuring productivity of employees in Kyadondo subcounty

Wakiso district central Uganda.

The research used both qualitative and quantitative research designs.

The findings of the study indicated the following; The forms of

communication used in Kyadondo sub-county are; meetings, publication

campaign, notices, group discussion, business letter, announcements,

agenda, feedback, policy and journal; the barriers of effective

communication in Kyadondo sub-county are; preconceived idea, denial of

contrary information, semantics, motivation and interest, creditability of the

source, poor communication, organizational climate; the methods of

measuring productivity in Kyadondo sub-county are multi factor

productivity, motion study, time study work sampling, efficiency of

technology + illiteracy of labour + capital effectiveness of management.

In conclusion in Kyadondo sub-county in Wakiso district central Uganda,

communication is done through various forms of communication such as

meetings, publication, campaign, notices, group discussion, business letter,

announcements, agenda, feedback, policy and journal; the barriers of

effective communication on organizational productivity are preconceived

idea, denial of country information, semantics, motivation and interest,

creditability of the source, poor communication, organizational climate and

complexity of channel and the methods of measuring productivity in

Kyadondo sub-county in Wakiso district are; multi factor, motion study,

time study, work sampling, efficiency of technology among others.

The recommendations of the study;

Kyadondo sub-county in Wakiso district should ensure proper and effective

communication on organizations productivity through use of effective forms

of communication such as meetings, publication, campaign, notices, group

discussion, business letter, announcements, agenda feedback, policy and

journal in order to avoid the barriers that might affect productivity.

Kyadondo Sub-County should ensure open system of communication

between the work force and management to avoid the barriers that might

affect productivity.

Kyadondo Sub-County should ensure delegation of responsibilities to

employees in an organization. this will enable work force to freely

communicate with there mangers hence high productivity.

Kyadondo Sub-County should ensure clear observation on the barriers of

communication by management hence straightening communication channels to improve productivity.