Organizational barriers: The factors related to organization structure, authority relationships, rules and regulations may, sometimes, act as barriers to effective communication. he Organizational Barriers refers to the hindrances in the flow of information among the employees that might result in a commercial failure of an organization.
Some of these barriers are:
Organizational policy: If the organizational policy, explicit or implicit, is not supportive of the free flow of communication, it may hamper the effectiveness of communications.
Rules and regulations: Rigid rules and cumbersome procedures may be a hurdle to communication. Similarly, communications through the prescribed channel may result in delays.
Status: Status of superior may create psychological distance between him and his subordinates. A status-conscious manager also may not allow his subordinates to express their feelings freely.
Complexity in organization structure: In an organization where there is a number of managerial levels, communication gets delayed and distorted a number of filtering points are more.
Organizational facilities: If facilities for smooth, clear and timely communications are not provided communications may be hampered.
