TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .vii
Table of contents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ix
SECTION ONE
Background to the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Statement of the problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .3
Research question - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .4
Objective of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .5
Research hypotheses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Significance of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..6
Scope of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Limitation of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..8
Operational definition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
SECTION TWO
Conceptual framework - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .10
Review literature in line with research hypotheses - - - - - - - 11
Organizational performance and effective communication - - - - - .11
Organization environment and communication - - - - - - - - 13
Communication difficulties and various management cadre - - - - ..14
Communication process - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .18
Forms of communication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
The purpose of communication - - - - - - - - - - - - ..19
Review of empirical studies - - - - - - - - - - - - - .20
Summary of related literature review - - - - - - - .20
SECTION THREE
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..21
Area of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Sources of data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Questionnaires - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Population of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Sampling and sampling techniques - - - - - - - - - - - ..23
Method of data collection and questionnaire - - - - - - - - - ..24
Method of data analysis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .25
SECTION FOUR
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..26
Data presentation and analysis of returned questionnaire - - - - - - 28
Testing of research hypotheses - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..31.
SECTION FIVE
Summary of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..32
Discussion of finding and its implication - - - - - - - - - - ..33
Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .34
Recommendation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35
Recommendation for further studies - - - - - - - - - - - 36
References - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .38
Questionnaire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .38