EFFECTS OF TASK CHARACTERISTICS ON GROUP PRODUCTS.

Abstract

The most substantial determiner of product variance was task type. The task difficulty factor controlled a moderate proportion of the product variance, as did the interaction between task type and difficulty. Order of presentation was essentially unrelat4ed to the product dimensions, either as a main effect or in interaction with other factors. All of the product dimensions were involved in significant relationships with one or more of the experimental factors. The percentage of variance associated with these relationships ranged from a high of 59 per cent (for action orientation) to a low of 15 per cent (for adequacy). Finally, product 'creativity' was successfully predicted from the product dimensions in multiple regression analyses, and different patterns of Beta weights were obtained for the product dimensions when predictions were made separately for the three types. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0636997

Entities

People

  • J. Richard Hackman

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Data Science
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Personality
  • Regression Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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