Influence of Communication Patterns on Employee Performance in Selected Large Manufacturing Businesses in Eritrea

Abstract

Introduction Communication is the most important aspect of an organization. It is thus, there is no organization, including the manufacturing businesses, without communication (Spaho, 2011). Employees of an organization communicate among each other in order to exchange the relevant and pertinent information that enable them to carry out their duties and achieve their given tasks as required. It is therefore that communication is becoming an important factor for the overall functioning and success of an organization (Rajhans, 2012).However, there are patterns in which information flows within an organization. Employees send and receive information or message through various layers of authority using various message systems or patterns (Shonubi & Akintaro, 2016). This implies that information flows in an organization through certain communication patterns. These communication patterns need to be so effective so that employees get the needed information on time and achieve what it should be achieved. This is because effective communication patterns improve the communication flow within the entire organization for smooth and better functioning of the business and for better employee performance. Thus, according to Nwata, Umoh & Amah (2016), employee performance couldn't be enhanced without effective communication or interactions with one another in an organization, which requires effective patterns of communication. This indicates that communication patterns have their own importance in organizations and hence they can have an influence on employee performance.