Date of Award

1-1-2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Specialization

Communication and Leadership

School or Department

School of Leadership Studies

First Advisor

Dr. Heather Crandall

Second Advisor

Dr. Lunell Haught

Abstract

It is inevitable that change involves varying levels of communication. A relationship may consist of an individual's communication with one's self or with one or more persons. The functionality of a relationship depends on the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the communication of those individuals involved. When change is necessary in any form of organization, the level of communication for each member plays a vital role, especially in a small company. Based on literature and theory, intrapersonal development and influence relies on the structure of one's cultural language. Language structure shapes one's inner speech and self-talk through processes of internalization. The relevance of the intrapersonal phenomenon is examined and analyzed through a case study involving the organizational and communication restructuring of a small company. This method displays any underlying factors of intrapersonal effects. It also determines one's behaviors and thoughts. The thesis illustrates that the behaviors and thoughts of each individual in an environment construct the nature of that environment. Without the support of intrapersonal communication, interactional changes are less likely to occur in an organization. Thus, the intrapersonal phenomenon is the root of communication through organizational change, even though it has an interdependent relationship with that which is external.

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