A Communication-Based Model of a Small-Group Dysfunction.

Stohl, Cynthia; Schell, Susan E.

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ERIC Number: EJ429743

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Communication-Based Model of a Small-Group Dysfunction.

Stohl, Cynthia; Schell, Susan E.

Management Communication Quarterly, v5 n1 p90-110 Aug 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 intervention. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication, Models, Organizational Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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