Describes procedures for participatory examinations, a method for achieving student collaboration in marketing education. Suggests that the method teaches students group process, persuasion, teamwork, and other skills needed in the contemporary workplace. (SK)

Describes a writing workshop for the elderly, discussing the composition of the group, what they wrote, and how they went about doing so. Offers some specific strategies and recommendations, including catalysts for writing. Describes two ways that elders shared their stories, wit, and wisdom with the wider community. (SR)

Management students formed teams after completing exercises based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Five-Factor Model of Personality. Team members examined how types and traits might affect performance. Most students indicated that understanding personality increased awareness of behavior. Teams that used extreme division of labor were…

Summarizes theme articles on learning communities: place is important, learning content is situated in daily life; knowledge is locally produced; and learning communities may be power structures. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

A group process support system using wireless handsets was used to conduct an interactive employee survey in groups of 8-16 people. The technology stimulated communication, reflection, and dialogue and contributed to shared meaning and organizational learning. (Contains 31 references.) (SK)

Describes a six-session psychoeducational program for training vocational rehabilitation counselors in group dynamics. Presents evaluation of program by counselors (N=15) in which leadership styles, conflict management, and typology of group tasks concepts were rated as most beneficial. (Author/ABL)

Argues that one useful means of examining how different interpretations of organizational communication operate is to consider them under four frames of reference (structural, human resources, political, and symbolic). Argues that this approach assists in explaining why organizations are run the way they are. (RS)

Claims member questions promote or impede progress in counseling groups. Contends that counselors may process inquiries more effectively when they are aware of productive qualities and patterns of questions. Concludes that questions provide a versatile intervention when applied effectively in group counseling. (Author/ABL)

Much of a group's development is part of the natural, interpersonal dynamics that exist when people are working together. Stages in the developmental cycle of groups are identified: polite, why we're here, bid for power, constructive, and esprit de corps. (MLW)

Identifies six major factors that exerted influence on the decision-making process that led to the launch of the space shuttle, Challenger, on January 28, 1986. Concludes that decision to launch Challenger resulted from complex interplay among a number of cognitive, psychological, and social forces constituting the decision environment. (Author/NB)

Business undergraduates wrote unfavorable and persuasive letters either individually (121 controls) or in groups of 4 (92 experimentals). Analysis of variance tests revealed the group writing projects to be of higher quality, significantly for unfavorable letters. Both controls and experimentals wrote better persuasive letters than unfavorable…

Groups can be an effective career counseling method if three important principles are followed: (1) group purpose must be clarified and understood by all members; (2) purpose must dictate structure and function; and (3) the leader must ensure the purpose is accomplished and facilitate group survival and success. (SK)

Argues that member interaction provides a contextual frame through which intersubjective interpretations of media texts emerge. Details the interactional resources that facilitate the reflexive co-accomplishment of context and text by one specific interpretive community. Provides an empirical answer to exactly how one interpretive community frames…

A group process model for team building was tested using a management simulation game with 144 business students. Compared to controls, participants who experienced the team-building process reported significantly higher satisfaction, trust, openness, and social support. (SK)

Finds that, although communicating across organizational boundaries is necessary and beneficial, such communication can result in a struggle for territory. Discusses various social and rhetorical strategies to ease these interactions, enabling professionals to protect the interest of their partners, establish priorities, take a proactive role,…