Group Processes and Task Effectiveness in a Soviet-American Expedition Team
| Autor: | Ruth Kanfer, Gloria R. Leon, Richard G. Hoffman, Lonnie Dupre |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Applied psychology 050109 social psychology 030227 psychiatry Task (project management) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Group cohesiveness Perception Structured interview 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Social psychology General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Environment and Behavior. 26:149-165 |
| ISSN: | 1552-390X 0013-9165 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/001391659402600201 |
| Popis: | A 12-person Soviet-American Bering Bridge expedition team was studied overthe 61 days of their trek bydogsled and cross-country ski from the Chukotka region of Siberia, across the Bering Straits, to Alaska. The group was instructed to complete a daily effectiveness measure each evening that assessed the perception of the emotional climate of the group and relationships to task effectiveness. Members participated in a structured interview at the end of the expedition. Perceived faimess of daily task assignments was negatively related to number of disagreements with aher team members. The extent to which athers went out of their way to help another was positively associated with perceptions of faimess in daily task assignments and how friendly other team members were. The planned stops in villages along the way to promote international harmony enhanced the intemational objectives of the expedition but had a negative impact on group cohesiveness. The ability of te group to meet its objectives despite frequent episodes promoting a negative emotional climate was discussed. |
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