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Summary
Summary
The long-awaited second edition of Communication and Group Decision Making advances a unique perspective on group decisionmaking, complementing approaches taken in management, psychology, and sociology. Group communication processes are extremely important, yet they have proven to be elusive and difficult to understand, and the type of theory necessary to make sense of the processes differs from those commonly found in the social sciences. This exceptional book gathers together and discusses a number of strong theoretical frameworks that have developed over the past 15 years. Providing important empirical evidence, the authors take stock of recent developments in group communication research. The essays are distinctive, both in their explicit focus on communication processes and in their location in a unique intellectual tradition.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction |
IntroductionMarshall Scott Poole and Randy Y Hirokawa |
Communication and Group Decision Making |
Remembering and 'Re-membering'Lawrence R Frey |
A History of Theory and Research on Communication and Group Decision Making |
Part 2 Theories |
Functional Theory and Commumnication in Decision-Making and Problem-Solving GroupsDennis S Gouran and Randy Y Hirokawa |
An Expanded View |
Symbolic Convergence Theory and Communication in Group Decision MakingErnest G Bormann |
The Structuration of Group DecisionsMarshall Scott Poole and David R Seibold and Robert D McPhee |
Bona Fide GroupsLinda L Putnam and Cynthia Stohl |
An Alternative Perspective for Communication and Small Group Decision Making |
Small Group Communication May Not Influence Decision MakingDean E Hewes |
An Amplification of Socio-Egocentric Theory |
Part 3 Processes |
Developmental Processes in Group Decision MakingMarshall Scott Poole and Carolyn L Baldwin |
Communication and Influence in Group Decision MakingDavid R Seibold and Renée Meyers and Sunwolf |
Communication and Group Decision-Making EffectivenessRandy Y Hirokawa and Larry Erbert and Anthony Hurst |
Leadership Skills and the Dialectics of Leadership in Group Decision MakingJ Kevin Barge |
Part 4 Procedures |
Procedures for Enhancing Group Decision MakingSusan Jarboe |
Procedural Influence on Group Decision MakingJames H Davis and Lorne Hulbert and Wing Tung Au |
The Case of Straw Polls - Observation and Simulation |
New Communication Technologies for Group Decision MakingPoppy Lauretta McLeod |
Toward an Integrative Framework |