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Level 4 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Internal Stakeholder Analysis

LSC405 · Communication in Business — Week 6 of 16

CourseLSC405
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Internal Stakeholder Analysis

  1. Mendelow's power-interest matrix for internal groups
  2. Segmenting workforce communication needs
  3. Tailoring messages for operational versus executive staff
  4. Internal communication audit techniques
  5. System Stakeholders and the Power Matrix | Connected Leadership with Peter Boyd
  6. If I Had to Build an Internal Communications Function from Zero in 90 Days, Here's What I'd Do

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Conduct an internal stakeholder analysis with a focus on communication.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: conduct an internal stakeholder analysis with a focus on communication.

Study materials

Videos

  • If I Had to Build an Internal Communications Function from Zero in 90 Days, Here's What I'd Do · YouTube · Joanna Parsons · 14 min · for registered students
  • Stakeholders and Stakeholder Mapping · YouTube · tutor2u · 8 min · for registered students
  • The Right Channel Mix for Internal Communications - Masterclass · YouTube · Staffbase · 8 min · for registered students
  • How to Master Internal Comms Planning - Masterclass · YouTube · Staffbase · 10 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Business Ethics, ch. 3: Defining and Prioritizing Stakeholders · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 69–92 · for registered students
  • Internal marketing for internal consumer satisfaction and customer orientation · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Corporate Governance, ch. 2: Governance and Accountability · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 27–50 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations and Models of Communication
  • Week 2: Strategic Value and Elements of Communication
  • Week 3: Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
  • Week 4: Professional Written Communication
  • Week 5: Internal Organisational Communication
  • Week 6: Internal Stakeholder Analysis
  • Week 7: Internal Barriers to Communication
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: External Business Communication
  • Week 10: External Stakeholder Analysis
  • Week 11: External Communication Barriers and Crisis Communication
  • Week 12: Applying Communication in Business in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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