Exploring numerical proportions in a unique context: the group support systems meeting environment.
This paper reports the results of a study examining issues of group gender composition in a meeting setting employing group support systems (GSS). Research examining the effects of numerical proportions on group behavior has traditionally been conducted in settings where use of technology by groups...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 31; pp. 99 - 124 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
July 1994
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=508522395&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 508522395 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 03600025 SXR jtl: Sex Roles issn: 03600025 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: July 1994 vid: 31 pid: 237 pub: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. artinfo: ui: 508522395 10.1007/BF01560279 ppf: 99 ppct: 25 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 21.8MB tig: atl: Exploring numerical proportions in a unique context: the group support systems meeting environment. aug: au: Herschel, Richard T. Cooper, Theresa R. Smith, Laura F. su: Social groups Meetings Sexual psychology Group decision making Telematics sug: subj: Social groups Meetings Sexual psychology Group decision making Telematics ab: This paper reports the results of a study examining issues of group gender composition in a meeting setting employing group support systems (GSS). Research examining the effects of numerical proportions on group behavior has traditionally been conducted in settings where use of technology by groups is minimal. This research, however, examines the impact of varying group gender composition on brainstorming, social interaction patterns, and attitudes when technology is employed to facilitate and structure group process. In this setting, we find no gender-related differences in computer-based brainstorming. In the accompanying oral discussions, however, males display a higher proportion of task-related answers than females and uniform groups express more maintenance behavior than groups consisting of mixed genders. Our findings also show that uniform gender groups perceive greater participation in the decision process than skewed groups. Despite these gender-related differences, we found relatively little support for Kanter's Numerical Proportions Model in a GSS setting, given the range of measures explored in this study. Reprinted by permission of the author. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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