This study explores how autonomy at the individual and the group levels directly affect group cohesiveness, and how they indirectly influence group effectiveness. Hypotheses suggesting that individual and group autonomy will be oppositely related to cohesiveness are supported in data collected from a large sample of work groups in two separate organizations. Also supported are hypotheses suggesting a group cohesiveness/group performance orientation interaction as a mediator of the relationships between autonomy at both levels and group effectiveness. The findings highlight the importance of considering autonomy at both individual and group levels simultaneously when designing work groups that incorporate autonomy. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The paradox of self‐management: individual and group autonomy in work groups

Member characteristics and social processes that determine influence in problem-solving groups were examined. University students completed a non-eureka intellective task-the Desert Survival Situation-both individually and in small groups. LEVEL-adjusted correlations and EQS structural modeling revealed that the extent of talking was predicted by dominance and confidence, but not actual expertise. Perceived expertise was most closely predicted by the extent of talking. Perceived expertise mediated the relation between talking and influence. Groups attempted to base decisions on expertise, but were not proficient at recognizing expertise. Additional analyses, which examined the impact of influence tactics, indicated that the tactics of reason and autocracy predicted perceived expertise. Group performance was related to level of member expertise and recognition of expertise.

An input-process-output analysis of influence and performance in problem-solving groups.

PART I. AN INTRODUCTION TO SMALL GROUPS 1. Small Groups Up Close Understanding Groups How We Learn About Groups Putting the Pieces Together Illustration: Terrorist Cells 2. Wiring Groups into Organizations and Society Building a Theoretical Framework The Embedded System Approach Small Group Archetypes Illustration: Self-Managed Work Teams PART II. DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS 3. Making Group Decisions Understanding the Modern Jury Summary Model of Jury Deliberation Agreements and Social Influence Summary Decision Making Model 4. Establishing Discussion Procedures The Group Network Designing Discussion Choose a Decision Rule Summary Model of Emergent Structure 5. Guiding the Flow of Ideas and Information Assembling a Task Force Generating Creative Ideas Gathering and Exchanging Information PART III. ROLES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND IDENTITY 6. Leading the Team Teamwork and Group Effectiveness Loving the Leader Negotiating Roles and Status Summary Model: The Group as Microcosm 7. Forging Group Bonds Groups Across the Lifespan Banding Together and Tearing Apart Cohesion and Harmony Summary Model of Group Bonding 8. Shifting Social Identities Maintaining Group Norms Symbolic Life in Groups Securing a Social Identity Summary Model of Conflict and Convergence 9. Learning and Growing Unconscious Group Behavior Personal Growth Summary Model of Group Learning Group Development PART IV. INTEGRATION AND CONCLUSION 10. The Power of Knowledge Using Group Theory for Social Change Reprising the Embedded System Framework Final Questions and Insights

The Group in Society

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The Demands of Decentralization: Skills and Knowledge for Leaders in Restructured Schools.

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Factors Associated with Success in a Participative Decision Making Program for Supervisors, Managers, and Salaried Professionals

This study evolved from a concern with helping managers to increase the probability of creating effective task groups when they are not group members A survey of 59 members of 10 different task groups in 5 different organizations was used to study the varying effects of contextual and internal group variables on group outcomes Three dimensions of group context which can be manipulated by managers were studied: resource mix, motivating task, and environmental support Regression analysis showed that contextual variables accounted for 41% of the variance in task accomplishment, while mainly internal group variables explained 48% of the variance in output quality Limitations of the current study and directions for future research are discussed

Contextual and Internal Variables Affecting Task Group Outcomes in Organizations

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