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1- Creativity in groups

A study that evaluates the creativity of groups, as compared to an individual trying to come up with ideas. In a group environment, ideas are allowed to flourish, and can be added onto.

The author has mentioned the creativity in groups in Levels of managerial communication level and how it is important.

Elizabeth, M. A., Margaret, N. A., & Jack, G. A. (2009). Creativity in Groups (1st ed.). Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 2009. https://portal.lib.fit.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=308838&site=eds-live

The author has mentioned the creativity in groups in Levels of managerial communication level and how it is important.

2- Groups and Teams: Bad Apple Behavior

A study behind social loafers and ineffective members of a group who actively can negatively affect the group as a whole. The Three activities being withholding effort, Interpersonal deviance, and negative effect

The author has mentioned teamwork and how team members affect each other in the measures of effectiveness. The bad apple represents the negative team member.

Jaikumar, S. S., & Mendonca, A. M. (2017). Groups and teams: a review of bad apple behavior(1st ed.). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=01ce8566-e359-44f6-9156-a016fed79e26%40sessionmgr103&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=edsemr.10.1108.TPM.07.2016.0034&db=edsemr

3- Negotiation in Groups

This article goes into the newly added complexities of negotiation when a group element is added to it. Both between separate groups and within those groups.

Negotiation is an important element, as it is mentioned in the feedback and measures of effectiveness

Overbeck, J. L., Elizabeth, M. A., & Neale, M. A. (2012). Negotiation in Groups (1st ed.). eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=093030dd-00cb-4401-9d81-0fc8495d8506%40sessionmgr4006&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=375905&db=e000xna

4- Affect and Groups

This study goes into how the emotional experience of members of a group can affect others. As well as how this affects the group’s success in their goals, and how much interpersonal conflicts they have..

The group members’ emotional stability plays a huge rule in group communication measures of effectiveness.

Mannix, E. A., Neale, M. A., Anderson, C. S., & Wageman, R. R. (2007). Affect and Groups (1st ed.). Amsterdam : JAI Press Inc. 2007. https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=c02e211b-8cd8-43f1-9d3d-e60aec2a920f%40sessionmgr4007&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=203424&db=e000xna

5- Leadership in Small Groups and Teams: Toward a Theory of Group Leadership

Analyzing the four functions of a leader in a small team:(1) managing within-group interpersonal dynamics, (2) within-group coordination of information/resources, (3) group-level affect management, and (4) managing group boundaries for information/resources flow and group identity.

Article explained the interpersonal and intrapersonal, and the author has mentioned the levels of managerial communication

Peterson, R. S. (2012). Leadership in Small Groups and Teams: Toward a Theory of Group Leadership(5th ed.). Emerald Group Publishing Limited, September 19, 2012. https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=43f259ff-395b-4e41-869d-c0a2de990718%40sdc-v-sessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=edsemr.10.1108.S1534.0856.2012.0000015005&db=edsemr

6- Leading teams in the digital age: Four perspectives on technology and what they mean for leading teams

An analysis of the group dynamic within the information age. Very topical for our current situation.

Lindsay, L. L., & DeChurch, L. A. (2020). Leading teams in the digital age: Four perspectives on technology and what they mean for leading teams (3rd ed.). Elsevier Inc. https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=1ee7a21a-177e-4ee7-958f-25a305e8f94d%40pdc-v-sessmgr04&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=S104898431830835X&db=edselp

7- Groups and Teams in Organizations

A study that goes into the communication process of groups and teams in an organization, and how to make it more effective

Russell, T. E., Reimer, T. I., & Roland, C. V. (2017). Groups and Teams in Organizations (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017. https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=36107684-eefc-4e7c-8e42-4f88ad12fb8e%40sessionmgr101&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=edsmrw.wbieoc092&db=edsmrw

8- Team Cohesion : Advances in Psychological Theory, Methods and Practice

A variety of essays based on what creates an effective team cohesion

Salas, E. S., Estrada, A. X., & Vessey, W. B. (2012). Team Cohesion : Advances in Psychological Theory, Methods and Practice (1st ed.). eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=bb0ed20a-8258-4146-8e02-9a86dc9030c0%40sessionmgr103&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=1102365&db=e000xna

9- Conflict management principles for groups and teams

A literature review based on the best methods of managing conflicts within groups.

The author mentioned the conflict and effects of it in the critical errors in communication

Kolb, J. A. (2013). Conflict management principles for groups and teams (1st ed.). Emerald Insight. https://portal.lib.fit.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsemr&AN=edsemr.10.1108.00197851311309516&site=eds-live

10- Groups, Teams, and Creativity: The Creative Potential of Idea-generating Groups.

Much like the earlier study, research into how ideas can be formulated quickly and effectively within groups, as well as goes into the best environments for ideas to be made within groups

Paulus, P. B. (2009). Groups, Teams, and Creativity: The Creative Potential of Idea-generating Groups (3rd ed.). Business Source Complete. https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.portal.lib.fit.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=86fcdbe4-1888-4e5e-b4ca-dcef60fa1129%40pdc-v-sessmgr04&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=3263821&db=bth

11-Ethics in Groups

A collection of studies that focus on ethics within groups, those that correlate to positive and negative effects within them, and what forces cause that.

.In the critical errors in communication, the group ethics is well explained by the author.

Tenbrunsel, A. E., & Wageman, R. R. (2006). Ethics in Groups (5th ed.). eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). https://portal.lib.fit.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=166916&site=eds-live

12-Teams in organizations: Recent research on performance and effectiveness.

This study goes into the research behind what makes a team effective, and what makes it less effective.

The performance and effectiveness mentioned in measures of effectiveness.

Guzzo, A. M. (1996). Teams in organizations: Recent research on performance and effectiveness(4th ed.). Business Source Complete. https://portal.lib.fit.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=9602270308&site=eds-live