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FIGURE 12.2
Displaying data from Group Place
Observer
Date
a verbal interaction Beginning time Ending time
diagram
TO:
Brown Jones Lingle Radeau Gallo Marx Group Total
FROM: Percent
Brown
Jones
Lingle
Radeau
Gallo
Marx
Total number
percent
FIGURE 12.3
Another way to Member Percent of Sends
display data from a
verbal interaction
diagram
Brown Jones Lingle
Radeau Gallo Marx
body angles. Obviously designed for face-to-face interaction, this instrument could
Content Analysis become a message interaction analysis to track interaction in computer-mediated
groups. Leaders of virtual teams sometimes use a method like this to track participa-
An analysis of the
content (topics, tion during teleconferences to ensure equitable contributions.
behaviors, specific
words or ideas, Content Analysis
fantasy themes, etc.) Content analysis procedures examine the actual content of remarks (e.g., topics discussed,
of a group’s
discussion. types of remarks) made during a discussion. One type of content analysis focuses on who
performs what behaviors and how often. From such a descriptive analysis, members’
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