Assignment 1: Communication Perspectives and Power In this module, you read about and discussed three emerging perspectives that influence communication within organizations. Further, you gained insight into how each perspective alone may not be sufficient and how a combination of components from some of the traditional and emerging perspectives might better address twenty-first-century interpersonal and organizational communications. The task for this assignment is to apply the emerging theories in addressing a communications issue you have experienced in your organization. On the basis of your research and experience, in a minimum of 300–500 words, respond to the following: •Consider and discuss one communication issue you have experienced in your organization. •Apply the postmodern, critical, and feminist communication perspectives independently to resolve the communication issue. •Identify and analyze the communication perspective that you feel best explains this issue. •Ensure your response additionally addresses the power component of each perspective. •Support your answer with relevant examples, personal experiences, and citational support from academic research sources. Use resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov). Chapter 12 of the textbook details the phases that AT&T followed to add value to its contract management process. Some companies have used a similar process to add value to their contract management processes and other companies have taken different approaches to adding value to their contract management processes with varying degrees of success. For this assignment, search the CSU Online Library and the Internet for two examples of companies that have tried to add value to their contract management processes. In a three-page paper, describe the details of the approaches those companies have taken to add value to their contract management processes and evaluate the successes of those two companies in adding value to their contract management processes, considering both the value added to the companies and the value added to their customers’ experiences. You must support your responses to the required statements above with facts from a minimum of three sources. Use correct APA formatting when writing your paper, including in-text citations and references. .

1. Assignment 1: Communication Perspectives and Power
In this module, you read about and discussed three emerging
perspectives that influence communication within organizations.
Further, you gained insight into how each perspective alone may
not be sufficient and how a combination of components from
some of the traditional and emerging perspectives might better
address twenty-first-century interpersonal and organizational
communications. The task for this assignment is to apply the
emerging theories in addressing a communications issue you
have experienced in your organization.
On the basis of your research and experience, in a minimum of
300–500 words, respond to the following:
•Consider and discuss one communication issue you have
experienced in your organization.
•Apply the postmodern, critical, and feminist communication
perspectives independently to resolve the communication issue.
•Identify and analyze the communication perspective that you
feel best explains this issue.
•Ensure your response additionally addresses the power
component of each perspective.
•Support your answer with relevant examples, personal
experiences, and citational support from academic research
sources.
Use resources from professional literature in your research.
Professional literature may include the online library resources;
relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites
created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions
(.edu, .org, or .gov).
Chapter 12 of the textbook details the phases that AT&T
followed to add value to its contract management process. Some

2. companies have used a similar process to add value to their
contract management processes and other companies have taken
different approaches to adding value to their contract
management processes with varying degrees of success.
For this assignment, search the CSU Online Library and the
Internet for two examples of companies that have tried to add
value to their contract management processes. In a three-page
paper, describe the details of the approaches those companies
have taken to add value to their contract management processes
and evaluate the successes of those two companies in adding
value to their contract management processes, considering both
the value added to the companies and the value added to their
customers’ experiences.
You must support your responses to the required statements
above with facts from a minimum of three sources. Use correct
APA formatting when writing your paper, including in-text
citations and references.