Communication and group decision making [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Randy Y. Hirokawa and Marshall Scott Poole

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779232403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1996
• ISBN: 1-5063-2051-1; 1-4522-4376-X; 0-7619-0461-1; 1-4522-4869-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (488 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HirokawaRandy Y; PooleMarshall Scott <1951->
• Disciplina: 658.4036
• Soggetti: Group decision making; Communication in management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; PART I - Introduction; Chapter 1 - Introduction: Communication and Group Decision Making; Chapter 2 - Remembering and ""Re-Membering"": A History of Theory and Research on Communication and Group Decision Making; PART II - Theories; Chapter 3 - Functional Theory and Communication in Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Groups: An Expanded View; Chapter 4 - Symbolic Convergence Theory and Communication in Group Decision Making; Chapter 5 - The Structuration of Group Decisions; Chapter 6 - Bona Fide Groups: An Alternative Perspective for Communication and Small Group Decision MakingChapter 7 - Small Group Communication May Not Influence Decision Making: An Amplification of Socio-Egocentric Theory; PART III - Processes; Chapter 8 - Developmental Processes in Group Decision Making; Chapter 9 - Communication and Influence in Group Decision Making; Chapter 10 - Communication and Group Decision-Making Effectiveness; Chapter 11 - Leadership Skills and the Dialectics of Leadership in Group Decision Making; PART IV: Procedures; Chapter 12 - Procedures for Enhancing Group Decision MakingChapter ; 13 - Procedural Influence on Group Decision Making: The Case of Straw Polls-Observation and Simulation; Chapter 14 - New Communication Technologies for Group Decision Making: Toward an Integrative Framework; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Communication and Group Decision-Making takes stock of recent group communication research - with an explicit focus on communication processes. This book is recommended for academics professionals and researchers in communication and organization.