Interagency communication and cooperation of two Regional Applied Communication Offices

Date

1989

Abstract

This survey examined the level of interagency communication and extent of interagency coordination of two Regional Applied Communication Offices(RACOs) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) network. The twoRACOs studied were the Southern Tagalog Agriculture and ResourcesResearch and Development Consortium (STARRDEC) referred to in this sturly as RACO I and the Western Visayas Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESVARRDEC) referred to asRACO II.The specific objectives of the study were to:1Determine the level of communication among members of RACO I andRACO II.2. Determine the extent of coordination among the members of RACO I and RACO II.3. Describe the organizational factors that served as inputs intointeragency communicationand coordination in RACO I and RACO II.4. Establish any relationship between the level of communication and extent of coordination in RACO I and RACO II.All members of RACO I and RACO II were administered the 11-pagequestionnaire in English. Data analysis was done using descriptivestatistics. Findings of the study revealed that 50% of RACO Irespondents and 46.6% of RACO II respondents had high levels of interagency communication. Moreover, 41.6% of RACO I respondents and 33.3% of RACO II respondents had moderately high degrees of interagency coordination. When the relationship between interagency communication and coordination was computed, it was found that there was a stronger relationship between interagency communication and coordination activities in RACO II than in RACO I.Several interorganizational factors like goals, organizationalstructure, communication direction, organizational arrangement, resources and leadership served as input to interorganizational communication and coordination.Intraorganizational factors like complexity, centralization,formalization and resources also contributed to interorganizationalcommunication and coordination.Attitude and social participation also are factors which contributed to interorganizational communication and coordination,This study proved that the positive or functional consequences of interagency communication and coordinationincluded the accomplishment of RACO activities and the availability of resources in the achievementof objectives. It was also revealed that members had positive attitudes and participated actively in interagency activities.

Document Type

Master Thesis

Language

English

LC Subject

Communication in organization

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 995 1989 D46 L36

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