A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Group Decision Support Systems on Group Development

A Longitudinal Analysis of Satisfaction with Group Work

“…Chidambaram et al (1991) suggest group cohesion is particularly important to the long-term performance of a group and identify a reciprocal relationship between conflict management and group cohesiveness. That is, cohesive groups are better equipped to manage conflict Pruitt and Syna (1983) and groups that manage conflict effectively are more likely to be cohesive over time (Shaw 1981).…”

“…Researchers have advocated longitudinal methodologies to study group behavior and assess the value of group interventions (e.g., Chidambaram et al 1991;Gersick 1988;McGrath 1993;Zigurs 1993). Although longitudinal studies make up a minority of the research, a number of interesting findings have been reported in relation to satisfaction.…”

An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Group Support Systems (GSS) and Task Type on Group Interactions from an Influence Perspective

“…Third, GSS simultaneity provides equal and open access to an electronic communication channel for each group member, which would be likely to foster member participation and thereby increase factual information exchange. Fourth, prior research has reported that GSS groups tended to exchange more task information than manual face-to-face (FtF) groups [e.g., 18,75]. All these suggest that GSS could enhance factual information exchange in group interaction processes, thus increasing informational influence.…”

Reducing Computer Anxiety in Self-Paced Technology Training

“…Researchers have shown that higher level of cohesion plays an additive role in improving group outcomes [42,45,46]. The five-item Seashore Index of Group Cohesiveness, as modified in Chidambaran, Bostrom [47], was used. The reliability was acceptable in their study (alpha = 0.89).…”