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Norming and Performing: Using Microworlds to Understand the Relationship Between Team Cohesiveness and Performance 1
Author(s) -
Fullagar Clive J.,
Egleston David O.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00404.x
Subject(s) - group cohesiveness , psychology , social psychology , session (web analytics) , group (periodic table) , multilevel model , applied psychology , statistics , computer science , mathematics , chemistry , organic chemistry , world wide web
The current study used a microworld simulation to investigate the direction of the relationship between group cohesiveness and performance. The study involved ten 4‐person teams who undertook 12 sessions of an air traffic control simulation. Performance and cohesiveness data were collected at each 1‐hr session. Using hierarchical linear modeling, group performance was found to predict group cohesiveness and not vice‐versa. These findings are discussed with respect to previous research and popular theories of group development.