Small group and team communication

✍ Scribed by Thomas E. Harris, John C. Sherblom

• Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 352
• Edition: 4th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I have to use this text in a group communication course. It is a pleasure to read and you learn the material too. A job well do by the authors.

✦ Table of Contents

Small Group and Team Communication
......Page 1
Contents
......Page 4
Preface
......Page 12
Ch.1 - Small Groups: Power, Definition, and Attraction
......Page 16
Ch.2
- Groups as Systems of Interaction......Page 40
Ch.3 - Norms, Roles, Cohesiveness, and Groupthink
......Page 60
Ch.4 - Four Phases of Group Development: Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing
......Page 79
Ch.5 - Diversity in Groups: The Strength of Different Perspectives
......Page 101
Ch.6 - Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
......Page 120
Ch.7 - Listening and Feedback: The Other Half of Communication
......Page 142
Ch.8 - Group Evolution: Teams
......Page 161
Ch.9 - Decision Making and Problem Solving
......Page 176
Ch.10 - Creativity in the Small Group Process
......Page 197
Ch.11 - Group Process and Presentation Techniques
......Page 218
Ch.12 - Productive Conflict Management
......Page 241
Ch.13 - Leadership in Small Groups
......Page 266
Ch.14 - Observing and Evaluating a Small Group
......Page 290
Ch.15 - Computer Mediated Group Communication
......Page 308
Appendix - Gathering, Organizing, Processing, and Presenting Information as a Team
......Page 332
Photo Credits
......Page 338
Index
......Page 340