Akindele Iyiola TomilolaAjayi Modupe Olayinka2024-04-262024-04-262019Akindele, I.T. & Ajayi, M.O. (2019): Effective communication and productivity in the Nigerian breweries. Ilorin Journal of Human Resource Management (IJHRM). 3 (2); 62-72, Published by Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.2579-0447https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13047The paper examined the importance of communication to any organization. It explained further that for any organization, whether private or public, formal or informal, to successfully attain its set goals and objectives, effective communication is germane. Given the important role communication as the live wire of an organization with specific interest in the Nigerian Breweries. It also investigated the ineffective communication as a function of organizational disharmony. Finally, it ascertained the flow of communication in the organizational hierarchy. The study is a survey research using questionnaire to elicit information from the respondents. The study was carried out at the Nigerian Breweries Plc, lbadan. Relevant data were collected and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated that communication is the live wire of an organisation and it has a bearing on the quantity of output. The study also reveals that lack of communication leads to industrial conflicts in an organisation. It was also found out that there exists good upward and effective downward communication within the hierarchy in the brewery. The study concluded that management must practice and apply communication methods effectively for the organization to move forward and to develop its potentials fully.enSOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Mass communicationTECHNOLOGY::Industrial engineering and economy::Industrial organisation, administration and economicsEffectivenessEfficiencyNigerian BreweriesArticle