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Work‐group composition as a factor in productivity and satisfaction
Author(s) -
Cross Denys,
Warr Peter
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1971.tb00800.x
Subject(s) - productivity , work (physics) , job satisfaction , composition (language) , work productivity , psychology , production (economics) , group (periodic table) , social psychology , economics , microeconomics , engineering , economic growth , philosophy , mechanical engineering , linguistics , chemistry , organic chemistry
Work teams on production lines are usually made up at random; but the authors' research indicates that where teams are constituted on the basis of skills, higher productivity and increased job satisfaction may result.