An Organizational Communication Model for a Military Organization

Communication plays an important role in the development of organizations. This has been investigated in a military organization. First, the conceptual model of the research was designed according to the theoretical studies. The model was then validated through a field study among academic scholars. The state of the organizational communication in this military organization was then investigated through a survey and correlation research. Likert scale was employed to analyze the data collected through searcher-made questionnaire. Then the data was analyzed by SPSS and LISREL in a descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics, t test and structural equations were used to analyze the data related to organizational communication and the effectiveness of factors, components and human and organizational indicators affecting organizational communication. The results indicated that the content of the communication plays the highest and most important role in organizational communication. Communicational styles, communication channels, and communication routes take the next positions, respectively. Furthermore, it indicated that human factor and its components (personal traits, social traits of individuals, and communication skills) compared to organizational factor and its components (organizational structure an organizational culture) plays is more helpful in the effectiveness of organizational communication