02707nam 2200577 a 450 991081353960332120240516220247.01-4522-3699-21-322-28312-51-4129-1535-X1-4522-2258-4(CKB)2550000000108104(EBL)996451(OCoLC)821724993(SSID)ssj0000675625(PQKBManifestationID)12292595(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675625(PQKBWorkID)10670187(PQKB)10076437(MiAaPQ)EBC996451(OCoLC)301318753(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072165(EXLCZ)99255000000010810420120412d2006 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtccrGroup communication pitfalls overcoming barriers to an effective group experience /John O. Burtis, Paul D. Turman1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20061 online resource (xvi, 247 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4522-0434-9 1-4129-1534-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.Cover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Chapter 1 - Why Study Group Communication Pitfalls?; Chapter 2 - How Grouping and Group Direction Help Create Effective Group Experiences; Chapter 3 - Pitfalls in Task and Supragroup Exigencies; Chapter 4 - Personnel Pitfalls; Chapter 5 - Pitfalls in Grouping Techniques, Tendencies, and Process Prizes; Chapter 6 - Pitfalls in Confusion, Conformity, Conflict, and Group Consciousness: Grouping Concomitants; Chapter 7 - Pitfalls in Vision and Direction Giving; Chapter 8 - (Un)Intended Group OutcomesChapter 9 - To Group or Not to Group, That Is the QuestionChapter 10 - Observing Groups Well; Notes; References; Index; About the AuthorsThe authors treat groups and the work involved in grouping as useful tools humans have developed for responding to pressures of demands faced by group members. However, as these increase the group may begin to malfunction and it is imperative to spot early signs of this breakdown before the pressures become too great.Communication in small groupsCommunication in small groups.302.34Burtis John Orville1621876Turman Paul D1621877StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910813539603321Group communication pitfalls4059994UNINA