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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"Group cohesion"”.
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The Effects of Servant Leadership on Group Cohesion and Employee Engagement
… on engagement, (b) the indirect relationship via group cohesion, and (c) the moderating effects of subordinates’ perceptions of service climate. I predicted that the effect of servant leadership on engagement would manifest directly and indirectly through group cohesion. From social identity …
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The Impact of Perceived Risk from Challenge Courses on Group Cohesion
… risk from high elements in a challenge course on group cohesion. Participants who have not participated in a challenge course will be selected from a First Year Experience cohort at a California State University (n=100). Six randomly selected teams of 12 to 17 people will participate in three and …
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EXAMINING THE NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP COHESION IN RESIDENCE HALL STAFFS
<p> The study of group cohesion has brought forth meaningful insight into the interworking of groups in athletic sports teams, classrooms, adult couples, businesses, and military training groups. This study used a mixed quantitative and qualitative methods survey to examine the nature of group …
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The Impact of Big Five Personality Characteristics on Group Cohesion and Creative Task Performance
… performance, and it is equally important that group tasks are clearly defined. As such, the current study explores the impact of Big Five personality patterns on both group cohesiveness and group performance on creative, brainstorming tasks. At the group level, it was predicted that teams with …
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Group cohesion and collaborative information behaviour: An exploration of student experiences of university group work
… skills by designing and incorporating group projects into courses. The findings of relevant research demonstrate that employers are still not satisfied with the newly-hired graduates’ performance and students also reflect negative attitudes towards university group work. In this regard, …
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Group mechanisms and group cohesion: an examination of the effects of group properties on cohesiveness
Cohesion is a critical area of investigation in the analysis of groups in that at least a minimum amount of cohesion is necessary for group formation and group elaboration. This research project was designed with two related purposes in mind. One purpose was to investigate the effects of a number …
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Yo Hablo Ingles: The Influence of Motivation and Group Cohesion on Learning English in a Workplace Setting
… orientations and social factors including group cohesion on language use and proficiency as well as on workplace behavior in a sample of immigrants to the United States. There was some support for our primary hypotheses, in that motivational intensity and group cohesion do appear to impact …
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The Role of Preceptorship and Group Cohesion on Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Satisfaction and Intent to Stay
… understand how preceptor role effectiveness and group cohesion play a role with nursing satisfaction and intent to stay among newly licensed registered nurses.</p> <p><strong>Design</strong>: A descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional design was used.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: The newly …
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Development and Exploratory Findings of a Smartwatch Interface to Facilitate Group Cohesion in a Statewide Health Promotion Program
… that include evidence-based principles of group dynamics are effective at improving individual-level physical activity behaviors as well as changing social norms for health behaviors. The use of technologies such as smartwatches has a potential to channel and amplify underlying group …
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The Relationship Between Adolescents' Stage of Change and Their Ability to Establish a Working Alliance in Psychotherapy
… the process of psychotherapy with adolescents in group psychotherapy, assessing the adolescents' motivation to change behaviors, also called stage of change beliefs, and how these relate to the quality of the relationship, or working alliance, between the adolescent and therapist. Adolescent …
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Developing Teacher Cohesiveness: Exploring the School Leader's Role in Building a Cohesive Faculty
… that the cohesiveness of individuals within a group, like a school faculty, has the power to enhance member experiences and support the team in reaching their goals. Studies examining groups within a variety of fields identify personal, leader, group and environmental factors as contributing to …
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A Study of Relationships Between Teacher Characteristics and Congruity, Incongruity, and Inconsistency With Policy Positions of Teacher Organizations
… types of responses that were assumed to effect group cohesion, and certain teacher characteristics. The types of responses consisted of congruent responses that reflected an agreement with the organization's position on certain policy issues; incongruent responses that represented a disagreement …
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The influence of individual, team and contextual factors on external auditors' whistle-blowing intentions in Barbados. Towards the development of a conceptual model of external auditors' whistle-blowing intentions.
… and 18 individual interviews as well as 2 focus groups were conducted in Barbados. Results indicated that individual antecedents (attitudes, perceived behavioural control, independence commitment, personal responsibility for reporting, and personal cost of reporting) were significantly related to …
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An evaluation of a parent stress management intervention for parents of children with attention - deficit/hyperactivity disorder
… the program as bringing about empowerment, group cohesion, cognitive restructuring, behaviour modification, growth, development and change. Children viewed their parents as having become more relaxed, approachable, inclusive and loving. An independent psychologist evaluated the programme …
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Authentic leadership in sports teams
… and analyzed authentic leaders on sports teams. Group cohesion was also assessed. The purpose was to determine whether authentic leadership would lead to performance when mediated by team cohesion and trust. Survey analyses were used to assess several teams. Results indicated that sports teams …
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Examining social climate and youth social goals on extended wilderness courses: A path toward improving participant experiences
… in which students had (a) higher perceptions of group cohesion and task orientation combined with (b) lower perceptions of leader control were be more likely to have higher positive changes in their social development goal orientations. Additional analysis used instructor reports to understand …
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