Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
7-2010
Abstract
Group processes can be conceptualized as the mechanisms or intervening factors that connect properties of groups (e.g., group size, average skill level, diversity, or identity) to outcomes. Examples include the actions or communication that groups engage in while making decisions, negotiating, or coordinating their activities. These behaviors are driven by the group's task and associated performance goals, creating interdependencies among group members that lead to coordinated and actively integrated behavior. It is this set of behaviors that researchers investigating group processes attempt to capture and analyze.
Discipline
Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Editor
J. M. Levine & M. A. Hogg
ISBN
9781452261508
Identifier
10.4135/9781412972017.n214
Publisher
SAGE
City or Country
Thousand Oaks, CA
Citation
WEINGART, Laura R. and GOH, Kenneth T..
Research Methods and Issues. (2010). Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6013
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412972017.n214