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Power, Influence Tactics, and Influence Processes in Virtual Teams
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Boughton, Marla – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Current studies of power, influence tactics, and influence processes in virtual teams assume that these constructs operate in a similar manner as they do in the face-to-face (FtF) environment. However, the virtual context differs from the FtF environment on a variety of dimensions, such as the availability of status cues. The differences between…
Descriptors: Cues, Power Structure, Teamwork, Group Activities
Exercises in Communication.
Saunders, Danny – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1991
Presents three exercises that deal with issues in communication: (1) icebreaking techniques for seminar groups, including individual, pair, and small group formats; (2) a workshop that stresses cooperative groupwork, including competitive teams; and (3) a workshop that encourages assertiveness in learning situations and discusses submissiveness,…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Communication (Thought Transfer), Competition, Cooperation
Another Test of the Effect of Group Composition on Member Behavior Change.
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Bixenstine, V. Edwin; Abascal, Juan – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Examined the effects of personal warmth and success modeling on behavior change among females experiencing assertion deficits. Results indicated both confederate warmth and success modeling influenced the level of assertion change behavior reported by group members. Attributions for influence to effect change and change performance are discussed.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Attribution Theory, Behavior Change, College Students
What's Good for the Goose May Not Be as Good for the Gander: The Benefits of Self-Monitoring for Men and Women in Task Groups and Dyadic Conflicts
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Flynn, Francis J.; Ames, Daniel R. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2006
The authors posit that women can rely on self-monitoring to overcome negative gender stereotypes in certain performance contexts. In a study of mixed-sex task groups, the authors found that female group members who were high self-monitors were considered more influential and more valuable contributors than women who were low self-monitors. Men…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Females, Assertiveness
The Use of Stress-Management Training for Obese Women.
Sternberg, Daniel; Del Porto, Delbert – 1978
Stress management training contributes to weight loss, maintenance of weight loss and improved social and occupational functioning in obese women. Data from the Beck Depression Inventory and the Assertiveness Questionnaire indicate that obese persons have poor self-concepts which result in depression which is inversely related to assertiveness.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Employment Problems
Interpersonal, Nonverbal, and Small Group Communication: Abstracts of Doctoral Dissertations Published in "Dissertation Abstracts International," January through June 1979 (Vol. 39 Nos. 7 through 12).
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: group communication; effects of communication skills training on marital interaction; relationship among assertiveness, manifest anxiety, and self-esteem; dyadic…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Assertiveness, Behavioral Science Research