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Communication and Group Decision Making

Name: Communication and Group Decision Making
Author: Marshall Scott Poole
ISBN: 9780761904618

by Hirokawa, Randy Y., Poole, Marshall Scott

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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.

About the Author, Marshall Scott Poole

Marshall Scott Poole is David and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar, Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and Director of I-CHASS: The Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of Illinois. He is also a CCSS Fellow in the Organization Science Program at Vrije University in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His research interests include group and organizational communication, information and communication technologies, collaboration, organizational change and innovation, and theory construction. One of Scott’s current research projects is the Virtual Worlds Exploratorium Project, a multi-university collaboration which investigates communication and behavior in massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs). Specific research within this project includes studies of team effectiveness, mentoring and learning and trust in MMOGs. Another of Scott’s current research projects focuses on coordination of multi-team systems in emergency response organizations and on how communication and information technologies promote or inhibit effective response.

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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)