lizzylizliz318: Liz - If you experience a 50/50 split between Organization and Network Centric communication models, I think that you are ahead of most organizations in their movement towards Network-centric.  Your customer base (students) is probably driving the speed of the shift.  

“Working Wikily” is at it again!

Can you see evidence of both of these characteristics?

Yes!

What did you witness?

Knowledge is power. As you can imagine, the more information that is withheld/constrained from your employees – the greater need for hierarchal management, leadership,…

lizzylizliz318:

Liz - I think that both the organization centric and network centric communiction models will continue to co-exist, but that the balance betwen the two may shift over time.  The convenience of speed of response with the network centric will definitely increase the popularity or informal channels.  Depending on the organization, there will always be a need for formal channels, due to organizational mores and network security. 

Hi All,

“Working Wikily” has done it again! In comparing their statements of coordination and transparency within my current work environment, their models are just about right…

Can you see evidence of both of these characteristics?

Yes!

What did you witness?

Both –…

Liz,

I also think that the increase in use of informal communications channels has had an lightening effect on the formality of business communications.  Not so much meeting in the middle or offering an alternative to the formality, but simply to augement with an increase in speed and ease.  The information that you shared of an announcement of departure was a great example of the two channels overlapping.   

lizzylizliz318:

Hi All,

As stated in “Working Wikily” and in comparison with my current working environment, the statements of organization vs. network centric models are quite accurate.

Can you note evidence of both of these characteristics?

Yes!

What did you witness?

While important internal…

lizzylizliz318:

Hi All,

As stated in “Working Wikily” and in comparison with my current working environment, the statements of organization vs. network centric models are quite accurate.

Can you note evidence of both of these characteristics?

Yes!

What did you witness?

While important internal…