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Tziner, Aharon E. – Small Group Behavior, 1988
Varied composition of three-man military teams (N=64) by assigning members according to team composition in all possible combinations of ability and motivation. Found both ability and motivation had an additive effect on crew performance, thus leading to conclusion that when teams perform highly interdependent tasks, performance is apparently…
Descriptors: Ability, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
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Zaccaro, Stephen J.; Lowe, Charles A. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1988
Presents a study designed to contrast the effects of task-based and interpersonal cohesiveness on group performance of students. Concludes that high task cohesion helped group performance, while interpersonal attraction had no apparent effect. Finding that increased interpersonal cohesion improved task commitment, the authors suggest that…
Descriptors: College Students, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Unity