Group process and productivity

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Group process and productivity

editors, Stephen Worchel, Wendy Wood, Jeffry A. Simpson

Sage Publications, c1992

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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How is the increasing diversity of the workforce likely to affect productivity? What can be done to remedy the negative consequences of `groupthink'? And what steps can be taken to improve the quality of group decisions? This volume discusses these and other questions associated with productivity and functioning in small groups. Among the topics explored are group productivity, problem identification, group decision making, behaviour technology and group dynamics. The contributors, leading scholars from a cross-section of disciplines, challenge many current beliefs about groups.

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INTRODUCTION Where Is the Group in Social Psychology? - Jeffry A Simpson and Wendy Wood An Historical Overview PART ONE: SMALL GROUP DECISION MAKING Section Preface - Charles D Samuelson Problem Identification by Groups - Richard L Moreland and John M Levine Pooling of Unshared Information During Group Discussion - Garold Stasser Issue Importance and Group Decision Making - Norbert L Kerr PART TWO: GROUP MEMBER ATTRIBUTES AND STATUS Section Preface - Nancy Rhodes Minority Dissent as a Stimulant to Group Performance - Charlan Jeanne Nemeth Social Exchange Orientation Versus Social Reinforcement Orientation in Controversial Discussions - Hermann Brandstatter and Klemens Waldhoer Team Composition in Organizational Settings - Susan E Jackson Issues in Managing an Increasingly Diverse Workforce PART THREE: GROUP DEVELOPMENT, PRIVILEGE AND POWER Section Preface - Katherine A Hannula A Developmental Approach to Group Dynamics - Stephen Worchel, Dawna Coutant-Sassic and Michele Grossman A Model and Illustrative Research `But Some Animals are More Equal Than Others' - Lawrence A Messe, Norbert L Kerr and David N Sattler The Supervisor as a Privileged Status in Group Contexts Does Behavior Technology Change Practitioners' Behavior as Well as the Behavior of People They Are Trying to Change? - David Kipnis PART FOUR: WORK GROUP NORMS AND OUTCOMES Section Preface - John E Sawyer Understanding and Measuring Group Productivity - Robert D Pritchard and Margaret D Watson Familiarity and Work Group Outcomes - Paul S Goodman and Samir Shah

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