Small Group and Team Communication - Softcover

Harris, Thomas E.; Sherblom, John C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478637234 ISBN 13: 9781478637233

Verlag: Waveland Pr Inc, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Much of contemporary communication occurs between and among small groups, whether in person in a work setting or on the Internet via email, Facebook, or instant messages. How we engage in our small-group communication in each medium matters. To be effective we have to consider our group roles, norms, cohesion, process, and phases of development, as well as our personal verbal and nonverbal communication and listening styles. To succeed as a member of a team, we need to consider the limits of our personal experience and perspective, recognize the creative strength of diverse perspectives in decision making and problem solving, develop our conflict-management skills, and strengthen our leadership skills. To be successful necessitates an understanding of group process, participation style, ethical group behavior, and the influences of the medium.

Small Group and Team Communication explores all these different interconnections and the communication strategies we use in our work and social groups. The authors use the systems perspective as their core approach throughout the text, treating small groups as complex open systems reliant upon communication to achieve success. Many chapters highlight the importance of considering ethics and diversity in relation to a variety of topics. Harris and Sherblom address the growing influence of computer-mediated communication to this discipline. Real-world, applied examples show students that what they're learning aren't simply abstract concepts, but knowledge that will serve them outside the classroom.

Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.

Title of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Young et al., Group Discussion: A Practical Guide to Participation and Leadership, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577664758).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Waveland Pr Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1478637234
• ISBN 13: 9781478637233
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 294
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