Communism

U.S. History

(noun)

A revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless, and stateless social order structured upon common ownership of the means of production, as well as a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order. This movement, in its Marxist-Leninist interpretations, significantly influenced the history of the 20th century, which saw intense rivalry between the "socialist world" (socialist states ruled by communist parties) and the "western world" (countries with capitalist economies).

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Business

(noun)

a political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively

Related Terms

  • antithetic
  • bourgeois
  • proletariat

Examples of Communism in the following topics:

  • Downward Communication

    • While downward communication may sometimes invite a response, it is usually one-directional rather than reciprocal–the higher-level communicator does not invite or expect a response from the lower-level recipient.
    • Whether informative or persuasive, effective downward communication results in the recipients taking action or otherwise behaving in accord with the communicators' expectation.
    • Business communication experts John Anderson and Dale Level identified five benefits of effective downward communication:
    • Ensuring effective downward communication is not necessarily an easy task.
    • Managers need to effectively communicate information to their subordinates; they do this through downward communication.
  • Defining Communication

    • Communication requires a sender, a message, and a recipient, although the receiver may not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication.
    • Communication requires that the communicating parties share some area of commonality.
    • Perhaps the most time-honored form of communication is storytelling.
    • Business communication encompasses marketing, brand management, customer relations, consumer behavior, advertising, public relations, corporate communication, community engagement, reputation management, interpersonal communication, employee engagement, and event management.
    • Many organizations have a communications director who oversees internal communications and crafts messages sent to employees.
  • The Communication Process

    • Likewise, integrated marketing communications uses this communications process to persuade target audiences to listen and act on marketing messages.
    • Our ability to receive, communicate, and process information from other communicators and outside stimuli enables us to perceive the advertising and promotional messages central to integrated marketing communications.
    • The nature of the role directly affects the nature of communication.
    • Communication theory points to the fact that each communicator is composed of a series of subsystems.
    • The input subsystem permits the communicator to receive messages and stimulus from external sources as well as from other communicators.
  • Horizontal Communication

    • Horizontal communication, also called lateral communication, involves the flow of messages between individuals and groups on the same level of an organization.
    • Communication within a team is an example of horizontal communication; members coordinate tasks, work together, and resolve conflicts.
    • Horizontal communication occurs formally in meetings, presentations, and formal electronic communication, and informally in other, more casual exchanges within the office.
    • An organization that has relied on rigid, formal styles of communication in the past may find it difficult to switch to more employee-directed, horizontal communication.
    • Horizontal communication refers to any communication between employees at the same level of an organization
  • Upward Communication

    • Upward communication is the transmission of information from lower levels of an organization to higher ones; the most common form is employees communicating with managers.
    • Upward communication is often made in response to downward communication; for instance, employees answering a question from their manager.
    • In this way, upward communication indicates the effectiveness of a company's downward communication.
    • The communication channel, or mode of sharing information, strongly influences the upward communication process.
    • The availability of communication channels affects employees' overall satisfaction with upward communication.
  • The Nature of Effective Communication

    • The goal of communication is usually to generate action, inform, create understanding, or communicate a certain idea or point of view.
    • Barriers to effective communication distort, obscure, or misrepresent the message and and fail to achieve the desired effect.
    • Effective communication only happens when the words and symbols used create a common level of understanding for both parties.
    • Communications have to take the potential barriers of an audience into account and tailor the message to reach them.
    • Define effective communication in the context of organizational challenges and barriers
  • Team Communication

    • Effective communication is often a key to the successful performance of team tasks.
    • A major part of teamwork is communication.
    • Norms typically emerge about preferred modes, frequency, and timing of communication.
    • When centralized, communication tends to flow from one source to all group members.
    • There are several barriers to effective communication within teams.
  • Community Contributions

  • The European Economic Community

  • Communism in the DPRK

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