Stanford Sociology Technical Reports and Working Papers, 1961-1993

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The Communication Network Structures of R & D Units
(2017-08-16) Arechavala-Vargas, Ricardo
The author develops a bounded rationality model of effects of communication structures and applies it to 223 R & D teams. One main result was that structural properties of a team’s network were strongly associated with evaluations the team received from management.
Interdependence, Interaction, and Productivity
(2017-08-16) Cohen, Bernard P.; Arechavala-Vargas, Ricardo
Group tasks require communication, but communication can be excessive and time-wasting. The authors develop propositions group productivity and interaction. High reciprocal interdependence in teams requires high levels of interaction, but when interdependence is low, interaction can interfere with productivity. After developing appropriate measures of the variables, they tested that idea and related ideas with 224 R & D teams and found a strong relationship between communication and productivity on interdependent tasks.
Organization and productivity in R & D Teams: A Report of Research Findings
(American Sociological Review, 1991) Cohen, Bernard P.; Arechavala-Vargas, Ricardo; Nobel, Darla R.; Shenhav, Yehouda A.
The authors report findings from 224 teams in Silicon Valley on the effects of factors on team productivity and innovativeness. The factors are of four types: interaction, team composition, team organization, and perceptions of the company. Some of these finding were published by Cohen and Zhou (1991).