Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Restructured University Communications Department: A case study of American University of Nigeria

Abstract

This project conducts a research on the impact of the restructuring in the communications department of the American University of Nigeria (AUN). There is a need to understand to what extent the changes have affected the employees in the departments of Events and Ceremonies, Public affairs, university relations. By using communication theories, the impact of the change in communications to the employees, and graduating seniors will be assessed. . This change in organisational structure has affected the communication and decision making process of the organisation. The employees of the organisation are major stakeholders to its success and how employees react to change could be beneficial to its success. My research questions try to find out how the change has affected the organisation and how the general perceptions feel about it. By using theoretical framework, articles and books, the evaluation of the restructuring will explained further. Questionnaires would be used for this research to evaluate employee’s perception. The outcome of this research would show why there was a change in the organisation structure and how employees have adapted to the change.