Is group productivity loss the rule or the exception? Effects of culture and group-based motivation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Erez, M; Somech, A
• 署名单位: University of Haifa
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/257067
• 发表日期: 1996
• 页码: 1513-1537
• 关键词: social facilitation; GROUP-PERFORMANCE; UNITED-STATES; GROUP GOALS; self; dilemma; PARTICIPATION; collectivism; cognition; work

摘要

This study examined four causes of group performance loss: goal specificity, communication, incentives for goal attainment, and high versus low cultural collectivism. Subjects were managers from Israeli kibbutzim (63 individuals) and cities (59 individuals) who worked an a simulated task requiring them to evaluate resumes. We used a two-by-three-by-four design in which sample, goal, and test condition were varied to test hypotheses. Group performance lass occurred only for urban respondents with a do-your-best goal and team task.