Studies of group behavior: Factors associated with the productivity of groups

Abstract

The groups studied in this investigation were 13 small residence units organized as a co-operative housing project at the University of Minnesota. In each house participant-observers prepared a narrative account of each house meeting held concerning the contest, reported on the attendance at each such meeting, and rated every participant at these meetings on a five-step scale for specified behavior. Of the 18 predictor variables investigated, an estimated R of .88 was obtained by use of the following 4 variables: enthusiasm as estimated by the judges who read the participant-observers' reports; evidence of personality conflict as seen by the same judges; efficiency of house organization for the contest; and amount of leadership judged to have been exercised by the counselor. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)