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THE INTERACTION OF GROUP SIZE AND TASK STRUCTURE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

THE INTERACTION OF GROUP SIZE AND TASK STRUCTURE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Department of Business Administration University of Texas at Arlington DONALD C. KING Krannert Graduate School of Industrial Administration Purdue University FROMa manager's viewpoint, group size and task structure are the two determinants of group behavior most directly under his control; therefore, research on these two variables has obvious applicability to organizations. Ironically, as Hackman and Vidmar (1970) note, these two variables are among the least investigated and least understood in the group psychology field. Several reviewers (e.g., Thomas and Fink, 1963; Collins and Guetzkow, 1964; McGrath and Altman, 1966) have documented the lack of systematic knowledge regarding the effect of group size on performance although they suggest it is an important variable. Cartwright and Zander (1968) and Weick (1969) suggest that group size interacts with many group variables and, therefore, cannot be studied adequately in two variable studies relating group size to a dependent measure. Task effects on group behavior have been demonstrated by Breer and Locke (1965), Morris (1966), and Hackman (1968). I n addition, Shaw and Blum (1966) and Fiedler (1967) have documented the importance of task characteristics as a moderator of the effects of social psychological variables on group performance. B y investigating the interaction http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Personnel Psychology Wiley

THE INTERACTION OF GROUP SIZE AND TASK STRUCTURE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

CUMMINS, ROBERT C.; KING, DONALD C.
Personnel Psychology , Volume 26 (1) – Mar 1, 1973
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Department of Business Administration University of Texas at Arlington DONALD C. KING Krannert Graduate School of Industrial Administration Purdue University FROMa manager's viewpoint, group size and task structure are the two determinants of group behavior most directly under his control; therefore, research on these two variables has obvious applicability to organizations. Ironically, as Hackman and Vidmar (1970) note, these two variables are among the least investigated and least understood in the group psychology field. Several reviewers (e.g., Thomas and Fink, 1963; Collins and Guetzkow, 1964; McGrath and Altman, 1966) have documented the lack of systematic knowledge regarding the effect of group size on performance although they suggest it is an important variable. Cartwright and Zander (1968) and Weick (1969) suggest that group size interacts with many group variables and, therefore, cannot be studied adequately in two variable studies relating group size to a dependent measure. Task effects on group behavior have been demonstrated by Breer and Locke (1965), Morris (1966), and Hackman (1968). I n addition, Shaw and Blum (1966) and Fiedler (1967) have documented the importance of task characteristics as a moderator of the effects of social psychological variables on group performance. B y investigating the interaction

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