COM4807 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2026 – Due 14 July 2026

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COM4807 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2026 – Due 14 July 2026

Answer all questions, cite all sources in-text, and compile a List of Sources. Do not
copy directly from sources and refrain from using AI for content creation. All
statements must be supported by academic sources.
a) Distinguish between the positivist, interpretivist, and critical perspectives to
organisational communication. Your discussion should show their impact on
and how they shape and influence communication, their views on reality, and
other relevant communication aspects within organisations. Make sure to
consult a variety of theoretical sources and refer to relevant examples from
organisational communication.
Read relevant academic sources on this topic.

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b) Choose an organisation in which any one of the above perspectives exists.
Critically analyse the communication perspective of this organisation by
providing arguments for and against this approach. Refer to the theoretical
criteria of the specific perspective and provide actual examples from the
selected organisation.

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c) Discuss the cultural tradition of communication in a short-form essay of one
page. Including the ways that the cultural tradition of communication is
interpretivist in nature rather than positivist or postmodern. Provide real
examples from an organisational communication context.
Read relevant academic sources on this tradition.

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