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  • 1.  Looking for source of cohesion scale

    Posted 12-04-2010 11:24
    Can anyone help me find the source for this scale of group cohesion?

    1. The members of our group got along together very well.
    2. Our group was united in trying to reach its goals for performance.
    3. Members of our group were always ready to cooperate and help each other.
    4. I would be willing to work with these people again
    5. Everyone's input was incorporated into most important group decisions.

    Thank you,

    Judith

    Judith B. White
    Associate Professor of Management
    Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
    judith.b.white@tuck.dartmouth.edu
    mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/faculty/judith.white/


  • 2.  Looking for source of cohesion scale

    Posted 12-04-2010 12:29
    Hi Judith,

    I recognize all of the items (except for #4) from the reference below:

    Top Management Team Demography and Process: The Role of Social Integration and Communication. By: Smith, Ken G., Smith, Ken A., Sims Jr., Henry P., O'Bannon, Douglas P., Scully, Judith A., Olian, Judy D., Administrative Science Quarterly, 00018392, Sep94, Vol. 39, Issue 3

    Hope this helps.

    - Ben
    ........................................................................
    Benjamin Herndon, Ph.D.
    Asst. Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior
    Georgia Institute of Technology - School of Business
    benjamin.herndon@mgt.gatech.edu
    phone: 404.496.6641
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    Can anyone help me find the source for this scale of group cohesion?

    1. The members of our group got along together very well.
    2. Our group was united in trying to reach its goals for performance.
    3. Members of our group were always ready to cooperate and help each other.
    4. I would be willing to work with these people again
    5. Everyone's input was incorporated into most important group decisions.

    Thank you,

    Judith

    Judith B. White
    Associate Professor of Management
    Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
    judith.b.white@tuck.dartmouth.edu
    mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/faculty/judith.white/


  • 3.  Looking for source of cohesion scale

    Posted 12-04-2010 12:49
    Judith
    Most of the items are based on the group cohesiveness and social integration scales (see the first two references below). Not sure about item 4: Seashore, 1954, page 37 has a somewhat similar question: "if you had a chance to do the same work for the same pay, in another group, how would you feel about moving?" All the best

    Dan S. Chiaburu
    Assistant Professor | Department of Management
    Mays Business School | Texas A&M University
    4221 TAMU | 483G Wehner Building | College Station, TX 77843-4221
    phone: 979-845-0348 | fax: 979-845-9641 | email: dchiaburu@mays.tamu.edu

    Dobbins, G. H., & Zaccaro, S. J. (1986). The effect of group cohesion and leader behavior on subordinate satisfaction. Group & Organization Studies, 11, 203-219.

    Smith, K. G., Smith, K. A., Olian, J. D., Sims, H. P., Jr., O'Bannon, D. P., & Scully, J. A. (1994). Top Management Team Demography and Process: The Role of Social Integration and Communication. Administrative Science Quarterly, 39(3), 412-438.

    Seashore, S. E. (1954). Group cohesiveness in the industrial work group. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research.


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    Subject: [OB-LIST] Looking for source of cohesion scale

    Can anyone help me find the source for this scale of group cohesion?

    1. The members of our group got along together very well.
    2. Our group was united in trying to reach its goals for performance.
    3. Members of our group were always ready to cooperate and help each other.
    4. I would be willing to work with these people again
    5. Everyone's input was incorporated into most important group decisions.

    Thank you,

    Judith

    Judith B. White
    Associate Professor of Management
    Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
    judith.b.white@tuck.dartmouth.edu
    mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/faculty/judith.white/