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The Relation Between Group Cohesiveness and Performance: An Integration

The Relation Between Group Cohesiveness and Performance: An Integration This article reports the results of a meta-analytic integration of the relation between group cohesiveness and performance. Overall, the cohesiveness–performance effect was highly significant and of small magnitude. The effect was stronger in correlational studies than in experimental studies. The effect was also stronger in smaller groups than in larger groups and stronger among real groups than among artificial groups. The cohesiveness–performance effect is due primarily to commitment to task rather than interpersonal attraction or group pride. A meta-analytic cross-lagged panel correlation analysis suggested that the most direct effect might be from performance to cohesiveness rather than from cohesiveness to performance. Discussion considers the implications of these results for future research on group cohesiveness and performance. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychological Bulletin American Psychological Association

The Relation Between Group Cohesiveness and Performance: An Integration

Psychological Bulletin , Volume 115 (2): 18 – Mar 1, 1994

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0033-2909
eISSN
1939-1455
DOI
10.1037/0033-2909.115.2.210
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Abstract

This article reports the results of a meta-analytic integration of the relation between group cohesiveness and performance. Overall, the cohesiveness–performance effect was highly significant and of small magnitude. The effect was stronger in correlational studies than in experimental studies. The effect was also stronger in smaller groups than in larger groups and stronger among real groups than among artificial groups. The cohesiveness–performance effect is due primarily to commitment to task rather than interpersonal attraction or group pride. A meta-analytic cross-lagged panel correlation analysis suggested that the most direct effect might be from performance to cohesiveness rather than from cohesiveness to performance. Discussion considers the implications of these results for future research on group cohesiveness and performance.

Journal

Psychological BulletinAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Mar 1, 1994

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