Moderating Effects of Goal Acceptance on the Relationship Between Group Cohesiveness and Productivity Export

@article{citeulike:1379590, abstract = {Despite the fact that several researchers have suggested that goal acceptance moderates the relationship between group cohesiveness and group productivity, only 1 study (C.N. Greene, 1989) has directly tested this proposition, and virtually no study has examined whether leaders who foster group goal acceptance actually do enhance the relationship between group cohesiveness and group productivity. Two studies were conducted to address these issues. In Study 1, goal acceptance was found to moderate the relationship between group cohesiveness and the quantity of performance of 40 machine crews in a paper mill located in the northeastern United States. In Study 2, the extent to which leaders fostered the acceptance of group goals was found to moderate the relationships between group cohesiveness and quantitative measures of group productivity in 71 insurance agency units located throughout the United States.}, author = {Podsakoff, Philip M. and Mackenzie, Scott B. and Ahearne, Michael}, citeulike-article-id = {1379590}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WY3-46P4KFB-2P/2/23a7e7f401bef25800126ee9315cb873}, journal = {Journal of Applied Psychology}, keywords = {acceptance, cohesiveness, groups, productivity, psychology}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {974--983}, posted-at = {2007-06-12 03:09:49}, priority = {2}, title = {Moderating Effects of Goal Acceptance on the Relationship Between Group Cohesiveness and Productivity}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WY3-46P4KFB-2P/2/23a7e7f401bef25800126ee9315cb873}, volume = {82}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1379590 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1379590 N2 - Despite the fact that several researchers have suggested that goal acceptance moderates the relationship between group cohesiveness and group productivity, only 1 study (C.N. Greene, 1989) has directly tested this proposition, and virtually no study has examined whether leaders who foster group goal acceptance actually do enhance the relationship between group cohesiveness and group productivity. Two studies were conducted to address these issues. In Study 1, goal acceptance was found to moderate the relationship between group cohesiveness and the quantity of performance of 40 machine crews in a paper mill located in the northeastern United States. In Study 2, the extent to which leaders fostered the acceptance of group goals was found to moderate the relationships between group cohesiveness and quantitative measures of group productivity in 71 insurance agency units located throughout the United States. IS - 6 JF - Journal of Applied Psychology EP - 983 TI - Moderating Effects of Goal Acceptance on the Relationship Between Group Cohesiveness and Productivity VL - 82 SP - 974 KW - acceptance KW - cohesiveness KW - groups KW - productivity KW - psychology AU - Podsakoff, Philip AU - Mackenzie, Scott AU - Ahearne, Michael PY - 1997/12// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WY3-46P4KFB-2P/2/23a7e7f401bef25800126ee9315cb873 ER -