Cohesiveness and collaboration are identified as co-determinants of group productivity and affective responses of group members. A theoretical model detailing the interaction of these variables is presented. It is argued that application of group-dynamic models to specific organizational settings could improve management practice and performance…

Examines a confrontation team-building intervention that was highly successful in building the supervisors into a unified group. Evaluation indicated the team became the most important variable with little consideration given to the rest of the organization, resulting in the whole organization being severely crippled and having to be rebuilt.…