Communicating in groups

Abstract

Until now we have tended to treat communication primarily as an individual and/or interpersonal activity, but individual or personal communication is only one aspect of organisational communication. The group meeting as a method of informing and decision-making is as old as man, and has existed ever since people began to work in groups. However, during the last decade or so, it has become increasingly prevalent. This growth is due mainly to the fact that organisations have become larger and more complex, which has led to such a level of specialisation that all the information needed to make decisions in this increasingly complex business society can no longer be adequately assimilated, evaluated and decided by one person or specialised area, without reference to other areas in the organisation.