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New Directions in Group Communication takes as its mission the setting of the agenda for the study of group communication in the future. It does so by presenting work that scholars have not previously explored in the current small group communication literature. Part I focuses on new theoretical and conceptual directions, both presenting new views and extending current positions. Part II examines new research methodologies, while Part III looks at antecedent factors affecting group communication. Parts IV and V of the text provide insight into both group communication process and practices. Part VI covers different group communication contexts, including communication patterns in top management teams.
Group Communication and Technology: Rethinking the Role of Communication Modality in Group Work and Performance
Group Communication and Technology: Rethinking the Role of Communication Modality in Group Work and Performance
The proposition that group tasks and communication choices made by group members as they work together are interrelated is well established in group communication theory and research (see, e.g., Gouran, Hirokawa, McGee, & Miller, 1994; Hirokawa & Salazar, 1999; Jarboe, 1996; Mabry & Attridge, 1990; Mabry & Barnes, 1980; Poole, 1985; Putnam, 1979; Salazar, 1996). The recent use of technological affordances for communicating (e.g., e-mail and group decision support systems) by interacting groups raises important questions about the roles these affordances play in shaping communication and defining group task environments (see, ...
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