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1999 Convention (Chicago)

1999 Conference Panels
Presented in Chicago, November 1999

TOP THREE PAPERS IN GROUP COMMUNICATION
Chair: Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University Chicago
"Communication Technology Use and Key Outcomes in Groups: A Comparison
of Site and Virtual Teams." Craig R. Scott, University of Texas, Austin,
Volker Frank, University of Texas, Austin, Karen M. Wolff, University of
Texas, Austin, Charlotte Sullivan, University of Texas, Austin, Barbara
Forster, University of Texas, Austin
"Exploring Argumentative Competence in Group Decision-making
Interactions." Tara Wachtel, Hatch Staffing Services, Renee A. Meyers,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Dale E. Brashers, University of Illinois,
Urbana
"Telling Tales in Jury Deliberations: Jurors' Use of Fictionalized and
Factually-based Storytelling in Argument." Sunwolf, Santa Clara
University
Respondent: Marshall Scott Poole, Texas A&M University

COMPETITIVE PAPERS IN GROUP
COMMUNICATION:
ETHNIC, MINORITY, AND GENDER GROUP COMMUNICATION
Chair: Jane Macoubrie, North Carolina State University
"Double Minority Influence in Work Teams." Celese Walls, Arizona
State University
"Members' Perceptions of Ethnic and Opinion Minorities' Participation
in Group Decision Making." W. Jeffrey Farrar, University of California,
Santa Barbara, David R. Seibold, University of California, Santa Barbara
"An Analysis of the Rhetorical Devises and Group Movement Patterns in
a Black Self-analytic Study Group." Rufus L. Barfield, II, University of
Central Florida
"Leadership, Dominance, and Deception in Mixed-Gender, Long-term
Groups." Scott D. Johnson, University of Richmond, Benjamin Muldrew,
Arnold Communications

SUPPORTIVE COMMUNICATION I:
COMPETITIVE PAPERS IN
SOCIAL SUPPORT, SOCIALIZATION, AND CONFLICT IN GROUPS
Chair: Kevin B. Wright, University of Oklahoma
"Help at Your Keyboard: Support Groups on the Internet." Stewart
C. Alexander, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Jennifer L. Peterson,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Andrea B. Hollingshead, University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Small Group Socialization Scale: Development and Validity."
Bruce L. Riddle, Kent State University, Carolyn M. Anderson, University of
Akron, Matthew M. Martin, West Virginia University
"Language and Conflict in CMC Group Interaction: Powerful and
Powerless Speech." Kevin Real, Texas A&M University, Monique Snowden,
Texas A&M University, Marshall Scott Poole, Texas A&M University
Respondent: Michele H. Jackson, University of Colorado

COMPETITIVE PAPERS IN GROUP
COMMUNICATION:
INVESTIGATIONS OF INFORMATION AND TIME IN GROUPS
Chair: Craig R. Scott, University of Texas, Austin
"A Test and Theoretical Extension of the Information Sampling
Model." Laura E. Drake, Northern Illinois University, Franklin J. Boster,
Michigan State University, Sally Blomstrom, Financial Engineering Associates,
Inc
"An Investigation of Involvement, Interaction Goal, and Identification
in an Information Sharing Experiment." Mary Lynn Miller Williams,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Michael G. Cruz, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, David Dryden Henningsen, Miami University, Joshua H. Morrill,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
"A Test of the Dimensionality of Time: Implications for Group
Communication Research." Dawna I. Ballard, University of California,
Santa Barbara, David R. Seibold, University of
California, Santa Barbara
Respondent: Steven R. Corman, Arizona State University

COMPETITIVE PAPERS IN GROUP
COMMUNICATION:
DECISION-MAKING GROUP INTERACTION
Chair: G. Scott Sintay, Purdue University
"Decision Logics: A Decisional-Content Theory of Group Decision
Making." Jane Macoubrie, North Carolina State University
"Extending the Functional Perspective into the 21st Century: Studies
of Task Contingency Variables." Randy Y. Hirokawa, University of Iowa
"Motivation Losses in Decision Making Groups." David Dryden
Henningsen, Miami University, Michael G. Cruz, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, Mary Lynn Miller Williams, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Respndent: Joann Keyton, University of Memphis

ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES IN GROUP
COMMUNICATION PEDAGOGY
Chair: Carole A. Barbato, Kent State University
"Contextualizing the Teaching Moment in Group Communication."
Joann Keyton, University of Memphis
"Small Group Pedagogy and Community Organizational Needs: A Marriage
that Works." Carolyn M. Anderson, University of Akron
"Apprehending the Proverbial Elephant: A Dialectical, Developmental
Perspective for Understanding Group Communication." Lawrence R. Frey,
Loyola University Chicago
"Meeting Group Communication Students' Needs for Learning and
Application: Challenges Presented by Students With Busy Agendas." Bruce
L. Riddle, Kent State University

GROUP COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT: STUDIES
OF BONA FIDE GROUPS
Chair: Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University Chicago
"Multiple Identities in Teams in a Cooperative Supermarket: A Bona
Fide Group Perspective." John Oetzel, University of New Mexico, Jean
Robbins, University of New Mexico
"On the Verge of Collaboration: Identifying Group Structure and
Process." Joann Keyton, University of Memphis, Virginia Stallworth, Child
Advocacy Center
"Influences on the Communication and Recommendations of International
Business Consulting Teams." John C. Sherblom, University of Maine
Respondent: Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University Chicago

NEW DIRECTIONS IN GROUP COMMUNICATION:
EXPLORING NEW GROUP COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS
Chair: Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University of Chicago
"A Bona Fide Perspective for the Future of Groups: Understanding
Collaborating Groups." Cynthia Stohl, Purdue University, Kasey Walker,
Purdue University
"Communication in Top Management Teams." Theodore E. Zorn,
University of Waikato, New Zealand, George Tompson, University of Waikato, New
Zealand
"Cross-national Small Group Research: Prospects and Promises."
Robert Shuter, Marquette University
"Technology as Task: Rethinking the Role of Communication Modality in
the Definition of Group Work and Performance." Edward A. Mabry,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Respondent: Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University Chicago

PERSPECTIVES ON RATIONAL AND
NON-RATIONAL ARGUMENT IN GROUPS
Moderator/Chair: Sandra M. Ketrow, University of Rhode Island
Panelists: Dale Brashers, University of Illinois, Urbana
Dennis S. Gouran, Pennsylvania State University
Michael Mendelson, Iowa State University
Renee A. Meyers, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

This interactive panel engages perspectives on argument (formal vs. informal,
rational vs. non-rational) in groups, including intergroup and mixed-motive
orientations (such as labor vs. management-type bargaining), and examines the
growing criticism of the rational perspective and its perceived deficiencies,
as well as the need to understand better the ways in which decision makers
actually make choices.

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