Group Communication

Group Dynamics: The study of how people interact in groups, including group formation, communication, decision-making, and conflict management.

Group Decision-Making: The study of how groups make decisions, including the processes involved in reaching a consensus and the factors that influence decision-making.

Group Communication Models: The study of the various models used to describe group communication, including the linear, interactive, and transactional models, among others.

Group Communication Networks: The study of the various patterns of communication within groups, including chain, star, wheel, and all-channel networks.

Leadership in Groups: The study of the various forms of leadership that can be employed in groups, including authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire leadership styles.

Group Roles: The study of the various roles that individuals in a group can assume, such as task-oriented or social roles, and the impact these roles have on group dynamics.

Group Norms: The study of the unwritten rules and expectations that govern behavior within a group, including the factors that influence the development of norms.

Conflict Management in Groups: The study of the various strategies used to manage conflict within groups, including negotiation, compromise, and collaboration.

Group Decision-Making Processes: The study of the various processes involved in group decision-making, including brainstorming, voting, and consensus-building.

Groupthink: The study of the phenomenon in which group members prioritize the need for consensus over the need for high-quality decision-making.

Organizational Structure: The study of the various types of organizational structures and their impact on group communication and decision-making.

Communication Technologies in Groups: The study of how communication technologies such as email, social media, and video conferencing impact group communication.

Group Interaction Analysis: A research method that involves observing and analyzing the behavior of group members during interaction.

Social Identity Theory: The study of how an individual's social identity impacts group membership, group communication, and decision-making.

Cultural Differences in Group Communication: The study of how cultural differences impact group communication, including the various cultural norms and communication styles that can influence group dynamics.

Face-to-face communication: The interaction of two or more people in the same physical location.

Virtual communication: Communication taking place through the use of technology (such as email, chat, video conference, etc.).

Formal communication: Communication that takes place within a structured and hierarchical organization or institution.

Informal communication: Communication that occurs outside of the formal structure of an organization or institution.

Interpersonal communication: Communication between two people.

Intrapersonal communication: Communication with oneself.

Group communication: Communication between three or more people.

Public communication: Communication to a large and diverse audience usually done through speeches or presentations.

Mass communication: Communication via mass media channels such as television, radio, newspapers, and the internet.

Organizational communication: Communication within a company or business.

Cross-cultural communication: Communication between individuals or groups from different cultural backgrounds.

Group decision-making communication: Communication between group members during the decision-making process.

Nonverbal communication: Communication not involving words, such as gestures, facial expressions, and tone of voice.

Persuasive communication: Communication intended to convince or change the attitudes and behaviors of others.

Crisis communication: Communication during a crisis that often involves disseminating urgent information to the public.