Communication
is a means of bringing about change. It is the mainstream of any organization
growth. There is need form interaction and understanding of management-employee
relations this will bring about increased performance of all parties involved
in the communication process or chain. According to Banihashemi (2011),
communication as a medium, a means to performance ends, or as constitutive, as
the end in itself.

Communication
is a process of transmitting information from one person to another. According
to Stephen (2011), communication is a critical factor in directing and
mobilizing the workforce towards the accomplishment of the organizational goals
or objectives. By creating understanding it enhances co-operation and promote
effective performance.

According
to Williams (2007) smart managers understand that the end effective, straight
forward communication between managers and employees is essential for success
According to (Mckinney, Barker, Smith& Davis, 2004)communication is
essential to effective team performance and communications for any organization
is like blood flow in the human body. Therefore any organization that
understands the importance of communication uses it in their organizational
environment. Since, it ensures coordination of factors of production and most
importantly material and human elements of organization as an efficient network
of change and advancement.

According
to Snavely (2001) as cited by Robins (2006), communication process is initialed
through the following means the sender-encoding-the message-the channel decoding-the
receiver- noise and feedback. It is estimated that managers spend over 80% of
their day communicating with others. Since most of the basic management
process- planning, organizing, leading and controlling cannot be performed
without effective communication. Importantly, the relevance of communication
keeps advancing as the world becomes a Global village. The need to become
visible to the world has made many organizations to embrace new technology that
would increase organizational performance. There are also many issues affecting
communication ranging from difference in sex, role of silence, inference of
government and cross-cultural inference.

Many
of sure organization is the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, as it explores the
e-learning and e-training to empower its staff and student in the use of the
internet in communicating policies, lectures, staff development and lot more.
This would stand as a mile stone for the university as a whole networked for
effective communication and performance.

Therefore
it becomes important to emphasize on innovation and effective use of
communication medium or channel to bring about high performance rate. Hence any
breakdown in communication process or chain can have serious adverse effects on
organizational performance.