Work-group Composition as a Factor in Productivity and Satisfaction

Denys Cross and Peter Warr
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Denys Cross: University of Sheffield
Peter Warr: University of Sheffield

Chapter 10 in Psychology and Industrial Productivity, 1981, pp 141-160 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Work teams on production lines are usually made up at random; but the authors’ research indicates that where teams are constituted on the basis of skills, higher productivity and increased job satisfaction may result.

Keywords: Work Team; Packing Department; Intelligence Test Score; Interdependent Group; Biographical Variable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-04809-0_10

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