Research review: the effect of barriers to communication on job satisfaction and perceived work productivity.
The article describes a study that examined the effects of communication barriers on job satisfaction and perceived work productivity. Data for this study were collected from a stratified random sample of health information management professionals (n = 237). In general, supervisors and employees had similar responses on all three measures. Both supervisors and employees focused on defensiveness and personality conflicts as important barriers to communication, personal satisfaction with work and job pride as the most satisfying elements of their work, and control over the work environment as the least satisfying work condition. Also in general, personality conflicts among workers and lack of organizational skills had the strongest effects on job satisfaction and perceived work productivity.
Department of Health Information Management, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
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D003144:Communication Barriers; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003710:Demography; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008497:Medical Record Administrators / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010465:Perception; D010551:Personality; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012106:Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States