Business operations require the work of specialized abilities and roles.While specialization can allow for a greater volume and quality of work (in addition to being required in some disciplines), it can lead to groups only communicating to immediate peers and not collaborating across the organization.This is known as a functional silo.Many believe that businesses must enhance inter-departmental communication to allow employees to collaborate (and create better organizational outcomes).

• Read the article,The Silo Mentality: How To Break Down The Barriers(Links to an external site.)
• Create an executive summary that answers the following:
• Accounting/Finance
• Information Technology
• Social Media/Networking
• Operations/Production/Logistics
• Select two of the functional areas discussed in this unit:
• Discuss how the business tasks handled by each area are important to the other functional areas
• Recommend methods through which the groups can enhance communication.
• Identify any possible areas of friction or possiblepushbackbetween the groups.
• Complete additional research on this topic as necessary, ensuring to cite and reference all materials in APA format.