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Leader-Member Exchange, the "Pelz Effect," and Cooperative Communication between Group Members.
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Lee, Jaesub – Management Communication Quarterly, 1997
Explores effects of differential quality of leader-member exchange on cooperative communication among work group members. Suggests that the nature of an individual's exchange with his/her leader and his/her leader's upward leader-member exchange significantly impact perceived use of coworker cooperative communication. Provides evidence of linkage…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
What's in a Name? An Exploration of the Social Dynamics of Forms of Address in Organizations.
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Morand, David A. – Management Communication Quarterly, 1996
Discusses possible leveling of status differentials within organizations, examining differential address forms (using first name or title/last name). Explores the pivotal role of naming in elaborating/leveling status differences, shifts in norms regarding naming within corporations, and how the social dynamics of naming illuminate inherent…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Dynamics, Group Status, Organizational Communication
Communicating through Crisis: A Strategy for Organizational Survival.
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Sturges, David L. – Management Communication Quarterly, 1994
Suggests that crisis communication should be a part of the larger issues of communication policy and strategy. Builds a case for the need to consider crisis communication in a larger context. Proposes a model of crisis communication content that may serve as a framework for research into the efficacy of communication during crisis episodes. (RS)
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Management Systems
A Communication-Based Model of a Small-Group Dysfunction.
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Stohl, Cynthia; Schell, Susan E. – Management Communication Quarterly, 1991
Presents an initial formulation of a dysfunctional group dynamic in which one focal individual creates a dysfunctional group. Identifies habits of individuals and properties of systems that result in the emergence of such an individual. Presents the interactional dynamics which constitute and sustain this group dynamic and discusses three types of…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication
An Outsider Within Perspective to Organizational Communication: Explicating the Communicative Practices of Co-Cultural Group Members.
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Orbe, Mark P. – Management Communication Quarterly, 1998
Advances an "outsider within" perspective describing the ways that traditionally marginalized group members communicate in mainstream organizational settings. Explicates the process by which different cocultural group members come to adopt one or more communication orientations while interacting within dominant organizations. States the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Cultural Differences, Group Dynamics, Models
Exploring the Relationship between Self-Construal and Dimensions of Group Effectiveness.
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Oetzel, John G.; Bolton-Oetzel, Keri – Management Communication Quarterly, 1997
Examines the relationship between self-construal and group effectiveness, responding to growing concern for understanding how diverse people work together in teams. Surveys 535 respondents who completed a 62-item questionnaire. Reveals five dimensions: independent self-construal, interdependent self-construal, task effectiveness, relational…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication, Occupational Surveys
Communication during Employee Dismissals: Social Exchange Principles and Group Influences on Employee Exit.
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Cox, Stephen A.; Kramer, Michael W. – Management Communication Quarterly, 1995
Uses social exchange theory to examine the process by which employees are dismissed from organizations. Examines interview data from an exploratory study that suggests managers are influenced by information from group members as they calculate a cost-benefit ratio for the employer-employee relationship. Indicates a progression of communication…
Descriptors: Dismissal (Personnel), Employees, Employer Employee Relationship, Group Dynamics