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When assessing the importance of communicative, cultural, and social functions of individual emotions, in relation to emotion as an index of group development and as a group compositional factor, communicative functions are paramount. Unless group members dialogue, debate, articulate, and exchange ideas, feelings, and goals freely, no one will be on the same page, which fosters group development and promotes unity. Experts also discuss the value of communicative functions within teams:

Espinosa, J. A., Nan, N., & Carmel, E. (2015). Temporal Distance, Communication Patterns, and Task Performance in Teams. Journal Of Management Information Systems, 32(1), 151-191.

The authors maintain that elements such as communication frequency and turn-taking facilitate better group cohesion developmentally (Espinosa, Nan, & Carmel, 2015, p. 151).

Another article concurs:

Fedesco, H. N. (2014). Using Telestrations™ to Illustrate Small Group Communication Principles. Communication Teacher, 28(3), 150.

Fedesco (2014) advocates how open, frequent communication can yield better interdependence in groups, team productivity, and positive performance outcomes (p. 150).

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