The Leadership of Groups in Organizations

Abstract

A theory of leadership that focuses specifically on task-performing groups in organizations in proposed. The theory takes a functional approach to leadership, exploring how leader fulfill functions that are required for group effectiveness. Implications are drawn for (a) assisting a group that is experiencing performance problems, (b) helping newly-created groups get off to a good start, (c) designing leadership training activities, (d) selecting group leaders, and (e) designing roles for group leaders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA163092

Entities

People

  • J. R. Hackman
  • Richard E. Walton

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Group Dynamics
  • Leadership
  • Leadership Training
  • Life Cycles
  • Mental Processes
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Task Forces
  • Teamwork
  • Thinking
  • Training

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.