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Tuckman, Bruce W.; Jensen, Mary Ann C. – Group and Organization Studies, 1977
This review examines published research on small-group development done in the last ten years that would constitute an empirical test of Tuckman's hypothesis that groups go through the stages of "forming,""storming,""norming," and "performing." A fifth stage, "adjourning," was added to the…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Interaction Process Analysis, Models

Friedlander, Frank; Green, P. Toni – Group and Organization Studies, 1977
The hypothesis was that structures built by group members in dealing with conflict and decision making would be contingent on their life styles. Three different sets of groups of persons with homogeneous life styles created three different (and predicted) structures in a problem-solving task. (Author)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Group Membership, Group Structure