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Barriers to communication

**Barriers to communication** (7.2.4) — structure essays as **barrier → evidence from case → solution**. Always pair **identify** with **overcome**.

Need to know

What you need to know

  • A barrier is any obstacle that distorts or blocks a message.
  • Impacts include operational inefficiency, low morale, and poor decision-making.
  • The term 'noise' in communication theory refers to all types of barriers.
  • Overcoming barriers is a key responsibility of management to achieve business goals.

Explanation

Barriers to communication

  1. A barrier is any obstacle that distorts or blocks a message.
  2. Impacts include operational inefficiency, low morale, and poor decision-making.
  3. The term 'noise' in communication theory refers to all types of barriers.
  4. Overcoming barriers is a key responsibility of management to achieve business goals.
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