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Analyzing The Relationship Between Productivity And Human Communicatio

Bonisiwe Shabane
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analyzing the relationship between productivity and human communicatio

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Received 2020 Dec 31; Accepted 2021 Apr 1; Collection date 2021. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Though it is often taken as a truism that communication contributes to organizational productivity, there are surprisingly few empirical studies documenting a relationship between observable interaction and productivity. This is because comprehensive, direct observation of communication in organizational settings is notoriously difficult. In this paper, we report a method for extracting network and speech characteristics data from audio recordings of participants talking with each other in real time.

We use this method to analyze communication and productivity data from seventy-nine employees working within a software engineering organization who had their speech recorded during working hours for a period of approximately 3 years. From the speech data, we infer when any two individuals are talking to each other and use this information to construct a communication graph for the organization for each week. We use the spectral and temporal characteristics of the produced speech and the structure of the resultant communication graphs to predict the productivity of the group, as measured by the number of lines of... The results indicate that the most important speech and network features for predicting productivity include those that measure the number of unique people interacting within the organization, the frequency of interactions, and the topology... The “structural imperative” in network research [1] suggests that we can represent any organization as a network and look at the network as a determinant of behavior, culture, and the individuals within the organization. Organizational networks are generated and populated by human beings who are active agents with intentions, knowledge, and the ability to rationalize their actions.

From interactions between individuals in an organization we can derive certain qualitative aspects like behavior, intentions, emotions and inter-employee relations of a workplace. These aspects play a large role in the effectiveness and productivity of an organization. In this paper we aim to directly study this relationship between productivity and communication, and report new methods for doing so. Jason Ballard is a certified business and executive coach located in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the President of Soar Higher Coaching. The ability to communicate effectively is not just a soft skill—it's paramount to being an effective leader.

If you cannot communicate, you will not be successful. Whether you're a CEO or just getting your feet wet in corporate America, clear communication can significantly increase productivity and foster collaboration between teams. Let’s explore why mastering this art is crucial for success and not something that should be taken lightly. In 2012, a McKinsey study found that effective communication improves productivity by up to 25% when team members feel connected and aligned. Imagine the impact of this in your workplace: fewer misunderstandings, less time spent clarifying instructions and more time driving toward goals. Communication is undervalued in organizations, especially small businesses.

Consider what a 25% bump in productivity could do for your company! Moreover, a survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2018 revealed that poor communication can lead to delayed or failed projects, low morale and even lost sales. These statistics show that communication is something that should not be overlooked. So, what does effective communication look like in a professional setting? It’s all about timeliness, clarity and empathy. Let’s break down these three vital elements.

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 8851)) Included in the following conference series: This work investigates in-depth the communication practices within a workplace to understand whether workers interact face to face or more indirectly with email. We analysed the interactions to understand how these changes affect our work (productivity, deadlines, interesting task) and our wellbeing (positive and negative affective states),by using a variety of data collection methods (sensors and surveys). Our analysis revealed that overall email was the most frequent medium of communication, but when taking into account just the communication within working hours (8am to 7pm), that face to face interactions were preffered. Correlation analysis revealed significant relationships between Affective States and Situational Factors while Longitudinal Analysis revealed an impact of communication features and measures of self reported Productivity and Creativity.

These findings lead us to believe that different communication processes (synchronous and asynchronous) can impact Positive and Negative Affective States as well as how productive and creative you feel at work. This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Though it is often taken as a truism that communication contributes to organizational productivity, there are surprisingly few empirical studies documenting a relationship between observable interaction and productivity. This is because comprehensive, direct observation of communication in organizational settings is notoriously difficult. In this paper, we report a method for extracting network and speech characteristics data from audio recordings of participants talking with each other in real time.

We use this method to analyze communication and productivity data from seventy-nine employees working within a software engineering organization who had their speech recorded during working hours for a period of approximately 3 years. From the speech data, we infer when any two individuals are talking to each other and use this information to construct a communication graph for the organization for each week. We use the spectral and temporal characteristics of the produced speech and the structure of the resultant communication graphs to predict the productivity of the group, as measured by the number of lines of... The results indicate that the most important speech and network features for predicting productivity include those that measure the number of unique people interacting within the organization, the frequency of interactions, and the topology... The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Fig 1.

Process chain for communication graph… Fig 1. Process chain for communication graph analysis. Fig 3. Receiver operating characteristics curve for…

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