Organization and productivity in R & D Teams: A Report of Research Findings
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Date
1991
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Publisher
American Sociological Review
Abstract
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).
Description
The present report is a revised and updated version of the report presented to companies participating in the study in November, 1985. The analyses in the previous report were based on 160 to 190 teams. The analyses in this paper are based on the total
sample of 224 teams.
Keywords
Organization, Productivity, Research & Development Teams
Citation
Cohen, Bernard P. and Zhou, Xueguang. 1991. “Status Processes in Enduring Work Groups.” American Sociological Review, 56: 179-188.