… liaisons, group members, and isolates in the organization. The focus on the roles of liaison,
group member, and isolate can draw attention from the fact that not all members of the …

… employed to make the group appear to speak in a single voice. Group members appeal to
a … both retain the appearance of unity and reasonably represent the opinions of the group. …

… initial Communications Group membership. After the relevant people were determined,
the consultants began the process of establishing highly mutual relationships among the top …

… context a fellow worker may be viewed as a rival (for resources), but in a second context
as an ally and group member (competing with another organization for a contract). A related …

Communication networks are the patterns of contact between communication partners that
are created by transmitting and exchanging messages through time and space. These …

… ; Bales & Cohen, 1979) is a theoretically based framework for studying individuals”
interaction and the communication patterns that exist among group members. Bales developed …

… An important portion of Kanter's position deals with how these varying proportions of
minority- and majority-group members affect group interaction. This influence can be seen most …

… "organizational" communication: "We will define organizational communication as communication
… But it is generally taken by organization members to be typical and unassailable; so it …

… directed at improving the interpersonal communication skills of all organizational members.
… level of communication (group, organizational, and inter-organizational communication). …

… in organizations we think of a “collection of 3 or more organizational members who interact
(more or less regularly) over time, are psychologically cognizant of one another, perceive …