Communication and Group Decision Making / Edition 1

by Randy Y. Hirokawa

Overview

The long-awaited second edition of Communication and Group Decision Making advances a unique perspective on group decision making that complements approaches taken inmanagement, 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900761904624
Publication date:	07/09/1996
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

M. Scott Poole (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin—Madison [communication arts]; M.A., Michigan State University [communication]; B.A., University of Wisconsin—Madison [communication arts]) is one of the nation’s top scholars in group communication and in organizational communication. Among his publications is one of the leading college textbooks on organizational communication (Strategic Organizational Communication, 5/e, Wadsworth); he is also co-editor of SAGE’s Handbook of Group Communication. He has been chair of the Organizational Communication Division of NCA and was the chair and founding member of NCA’s Group Communication Division. He is, or has been, a member of the following editorial journal boards: Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Communication Research, Communication Quarterly, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Academy of Management Review, Communication Theory, Quarterly Journal of Speech, Information Systems Research, Organization Science, Journal of Electronically-Mediated Communication, Journal of Organizational Discourse, Information and Organization.

Table of Contents

Part I	Introduction
1.	Introduction: Communication and Group Decision Making	3
2.	Remembering and "Re-Membering": A History of Theory and Research on Communication and Group Decision Making	19
Part II	Theories
3.	Functional Theory and Communication in Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Groups: An Expanded View	55
4.	Symbolic Convergence Theory and Communication in Group Decision Making	81
5.	The Structuration of Group Decisions	114
6.	Bona Fide Groups: An Alternative Perspective for Communication and Small Group Decision Making	147
7.	Small Group Communication May Not Influence Decision Making: An Amplification of Socio-Egocentric Theory	179
Part III	Processes
8.	Developmental Processes in Group Decision Making	215
9.	Communication and Influence in Group Decision Making	242
10.	Communication and Group Decision-Making Effectiveness	269
11.	Leadership Skills and the Dialectics of Leadership in Group Decision Making	301
Part IV	Procedures
12.	Procedures for Enhancing Group Decision Making	345
13.	Procedural Influence on Group Decision Making: The Case of Straw Polls--Observation and Simulation	384
14.	New Communication Technologies for Group Decision Making: Toward an Integrative Framework	426
	Index	463
	About the Contributors	483

Editorial Reviews

Discusses major theories in communication and group decision making developed over the past 15 years, covering functional theory, symbolic convergence, the structuration of group decisions, and socio- egocentric theory. Details the roles of developmental process, communication, and influence in group decision making, and discusses leadership skills, new communication technologies, and procedures for enhancing group decision making. For those in management, psychology, and sociology. Paper edition (unseen), $26.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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