Abstract
ANALYZED THE QUALITY OF SOLUTIONS TO N. R. MAIER'S CHANGE OF WORK PROCEDURE PROBLEM UNDER 3 CONDITIONS WITH 80 2ND AND 3RD LEVEL MANAGERS FROM A LARGE PUBLIC UTILITY: (1) INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS, (2) INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS AFTER HEARING GROUP DISCUSSION WITHOUT CRITICISM, AND (3) GROUP SOLUTION AFTER DISCUSSION. MOTIVATIONAL (BASS' ORIENTATION INVENTORY) AND BIOGRAPHICAL CORRELATES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR WERE ALSO EXAMINED. GROUP DISCUSSION DID NOT IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM-SOLVING EFFORTS; GROUP SOLUTIONS TENDED TO BE OF SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER QUALITY. THERE ALSO TENDED TO BE A NEGATIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN SOLUTION QUALITY AND ORIENTATION TOWARD MAINTAINING GROUP INTERACTION. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 205-210 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Psychology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1968 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- INDIVIDUAL VS. GROUP, INDUSTRIAL SAMPLE