▁basis . ▁ ▁B ottom - up ▁communication ▁ ▁Communic ation ▁within ▁the ▁business ▁that ▁is ▁passed ▁up ▁through ▁the ▁business ▁hierarchy ▁from ▁the ▁bottom ▁up . ▁ ▁Hor izontal ▁communication ▁ ▁Communic ation ▁with ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁hierarchy ▁as ▁one , ▁very ▁little ▁information ▁moves ▁up ▁or ▁down ▁the ▁chain ▁of ▁command . ▁ ▁Organ izations ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁by ▁Sh ank ar ▁is ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Business ▁Communic ation ▁( ABC ), ▁originally ▁called ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁College ▁Te ach ers ▁of ▁Business ▁Writing , ▁is ▁" an ▁international , ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁organization ▁committed ▁to ▁ ▁adv ancing ▁business ▁communication ▁research , ▁education , ▁and ▁practice ." ▁The ▁IE EE ▁Professional ▁Communic ation ▁Society ▁( PC S ) ▁ ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁understanding ▁and ▁prom oting ▁effective ▁communication ▁in ▁engineering , ▁scientific , ▁and ▁other ▁environments , ▁including ▁business ▁environments . ▁P CS ' s ▁academic ▁journal , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁journ als ▁in ▁Europe ▁communication . ▁The ▁journal ’ s ▁readers ▁are ▁engine ers , ▁writers , ▁information ▁design ers , ▁man agers , ▁and ▁others ▁working ▁as ▁sch ol ars , ▁educ ators , ▁and ▁pract ition ers ▁who ▁share ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁effective ▁communication ▁of ▁technical ▁and ▁business ▁information . ▁The ▁Society ▁for ▁Techn ical ▁Communic ation ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁association ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁the ▁theory ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁technical ▁communication . ▁With ▁membership ▁of ▁more ▁than