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Communicating in Groups Building Relationships for Effective Decision Making

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ISBN-10: 0195175166

ISBN-13: 9780195175165

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Joann Keyton

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The title of this book, Communicating in Groups: Building Relationships for Effective Decision Making, speaks to two fundamental components of group interaction: building relationships and making good decisions. In this text, students will discover the unique dynamics of group communication, the essential skills that lead to success, and the group roles, tasks, and processes that pave the way for effective group work. By examining groups from each of these viewpoints, students come to understand the dynamic capacity of each group and learn to treat each group as a unique communication opportunity. To be competent in group communication, as this text emphasizes, students must learn to…    
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Book details

List price: $72.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/22/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 9.10" wide x 7.30" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Joann Keyton (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1987) is Professor of Communication at North Carolina State University. Specializing in group and organizational communication, her current research interests are relationship issues and interdisciplinary collaboration in organizational teams, the communication processes that constitute work, organizational culture, and sexual harassment. Her research has been published in Business Communication Quarterly, Communication Theory, Group Dynamics, Human Factors, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies Management Communication Quarterly, Small Group Research, Southern Journal of Communication,…    

Each chapter ends with a Summary and Discussion Questions and Exercises. 1. GETTING STARTED Your Experience with Groups What Is a Group? How Do Groups Communicate? What Do Groups Do? Evaluating Group Member Fit 2. COMMUNICATING WITHIN GROUPS Verbal Communication Nonverbal Communication The Listening Process 3. STRUCTURING THE GROUP Group Member Roles Communication Networks Membership Changes in Groups Group Member Socialization How Groups Develop 4. IDENTIFYING TYPES OF GROUPS AND GROUP ACTIVITIES Types of Groups The Group's Charge Types of Group Tasks and Activities Analyzing a Group Task Task and Activity Constraints Evaluating Group Task and…