communication and decision making is the domain of Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST).
It examines the process by which groups or organizations establish rules, utilize resources, achieve cohesiveness, accomplish goals, and adapt or evolve over time.
AST asserts that group structures are created from the social, cultural or historical assumptions each group member brings to the table, and that such assumptions determine how members communicate, the types of resources they use, and how their rules and resources evolve with continued communication.
At its most basic level, AST seeks to illuminate the relationship between group inputs (rules and resources) and outputs (decisions or feedback).