A Multivariate Analysis of Variance Investigation of the Effects of Information Processing Ability, Amount of Task Relevant Information and Group Climate on Group Behavior
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu15544640853009492021-08-03T07:10:08Z A Multivariate Analysis of Variance Investigation of the Effects of Information Processing Ability, Amount of Task Relevant Information and Group Climate on Group Behavior Di Salvo, Vincent S. Communication This study was based upon the general popposition that the effect of group composition on satisfaction and performance is interactively dependent upon the situational constraints confronting the group. Two research strategies were implemented. The first was to consider the behavior of a group to be a function of the type of individuals making up the group. The second strategy suggested following the human factors engineer and his attempts at achieving a "goodness-of-fit" between individuals and their tasks. Within this theoretical framework, it was hypothesized that groups vary in their sensitivity and response to different situational demands in ways analogous to variations in sensitivity and response among individuals. In this study three independent variables were established. First, each individual was classified according to the structure of his cognitive system in terms of its relative complexity or simplicity as defined and operationalized by Bieri. Homogeneous groups were composed in which all members were cognitively complex or cognitively simple. The other two independent variables were two situational constraints which were incorporated into the design as operational adaptations to the "best-fit" paradigm: (1) the task upon which the group worked, which was divided into high information and low information treatments and (2) the "climate" within which the group operated while coping with the task, which was leveled into structured and unstructured work methods. Following the experimental sessions, subjects were given post-discussion questionnaires designed to elicit satisfaction responses along seven dimensions: satisfaction toward co-workers, satisfaction with the task, effort exerted, confidence in their task product, group conflict, satisfaction with skills and abilities, and group cooperation. Each group's task product was judged along three dimensions: people involvement, action orientation and general adequacy. The data collected on both the muotiple satisfaction and performance measures were analyzed by means of two separate multivariate analysis of variance tests. Whenever appropriate, Roy-Bose sumultaneous confidence intervals were employed to determine which response may have led to the rejection of the null hyposthesis. The results of the statistical testing showed that of the seven satisfaction responses, the following ones were most sensitive to detecting significant differences: satisfaction with the task, confidence in task product and satisfaction with coworkers. The simultaneous analysis of the performance measures indicated that people involvement and action orientation were most sensitive to detecting stgnificant differences. 1971 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554464085300949 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1554464085300949 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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A Multivariate Analysis of Variance Investigation of the Effects of Information Processing Ability, Amount of Task Relevant Information and Group Climate on Group Behavior |
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A Multivariate Analysis of Variance Investigation of the Effects of Information Processing Ability, Amount of Task Relevant Information and Group Climate on Group Behavior |
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A Multivariate Analysis of Variance Investigation of the Effects of Information Processing Ability, Amount of Task Relevant Information and Group Climate on Group Behavior |
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multivariate analysis of variance investigation of the effects of information processing ability, amount of task relevant information and group climate on group behavior |
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