GROUP COMMUNICATION

BY RATHOD MEHUL (130210125098)

Group Communication

Group: Three or more individuals who interact over time, depend on each other, and follow shared rules of conduct in order to reach a common goal.

Ideal size: 4-7

Team: Special type of group characterized by different and complementary resources of members and a strong sense of collective identity.

Group Communication

Strengths:

Greater Resource

More Thorough

Greater Creativity

Greater Commitment

Limitations:

Time Constraints

Conformity Pressures (Groupthink)

Group Communication

1. Cohesion

2. Group Size

3. Power Relationships

4. Interaction PatternsChain

Wheel

All-Channel

5. Group Norms: Rules v. Norms

6. Cultural Differences

7. Leadership Styles: Democratic, Autocratic, Laissez Faire

Factors that affect Group Communication

Group Communication

Types of Group Communication

•Task

•Procedural

•Climate

•Egocentric

Group Communication

Types of Groups

Learning Group

Growth Group

Problem-Solving Group

Social Group

Group Communication

Decision Making in Groups

•Consensus: Win-Win

•Voting: Win-Lose

•Compromise: Lose-Lose

•Authority Rule/Group Ratification

Group Communication

Agenda for Decision Making

Define the Problem

Analyze the Problem

Establish Criteria

Generate Solutions

Select Best Solution

Implement Decision

Action Plan to Monitor and Fine-tune

Group Communication

Roles in Groups

FUNCTIONAL ROLES Content and Relational

DYSFUNCTIONAL ROLESRelational

Initiator/Contributor

Information Seeker

Opinion Seeker

Elaborator/Clarifier

Coordinator

Diagnostician

Evaluator/Critic

Supporter

Tension Reliever

Harmonizer

Follower

Blocker

Aggressor

Deserter

Dominator

Recognition Seeker

Joker

Cynic