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Chapter 10

Chapter 10. Foundations of Group and Team Communication. Defining Groups. Three or more people who interact over time, depend on each other, and follow shared rules of conduct to reach a common goal. Teams.

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Chapter 10

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  1. Chapter 10 Foundations of Group and Team Communication

  2. Defining Groups • Three or more people who interact over time, depend on each other, and follow shared rules of conduct to reach a common goal

  3. Teams • A special kind of group characterized by different and complementary resources of members and a strong sense of collective identity

  4. Potential Limitations of Groups • Time • Conformity Pressures • majority have an opinion different than the minority • one member has greater power than other members

  5. Potential Strengths of Groups • Greater resources • Greater thoroughness • Synergy • Greater creativity • Greater commitment

  6. Features of Small Groups • Cohesion • Groupthink • Group size • Power structure • power over • power to • social climbing

  7. Interaction Patterns

  8. Group Norms • Standardized guidelines that regulate how members act and how they interact with each other

  9. Cultural Influences on Decision Making • Individualism • Assertiveness • Equality • Progress, change, and speed • Risk and uncertainty • Informality

  10. What can you infer about this group from members’ dress, seating patterns, and postures?

  11. Forms of Group Communication • Task communication • Procedural communication • Climate communication • Egocentric communication

  12. Websites • NCA Group Communication Division • Credo for Ethical Communication • Adopted by the National Communication Assn • Rules for Virtual Groups • Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences – 2005

  13. Video Group Communication PLAY VIDEO

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