Understanding and Influencing the Informal Communication System in the University.

Mandel, Jerry E.; Hellweg, Susan A.

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ERIC Number: EJ181846

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Publication Date: 1977

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Understanding and Influencing the Informal Communication System in the University

Mandel, Jerry E.; Hellweg, Susan A.

Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 28, 4, 51-4, F 77

The university grapevine is described as an informal communication system developed out of basic human needs of belonging, influencing, and being accepted by a group. This article discusses when and why it becomes most active in the institution, and how it can be controlled. (LBH)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Informal Organization, Organizational Communication, Power Structure, Universities, Verbal Communication

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