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Online from: 1995
Subject Area: Performance Management and Measurement
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| Title: | Achieving desirable group-work outcomes through the group allocation process |
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| Author(s): | Phil Kelly, (Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK) |
| Citation: | Phil Kelly, (2008) "Achieving desirable group-work outcomes through the group allocation process", Team Performance Management, Vol. 14 Iss: 1/2, pp.22 - 38 |
| Keywords: | Group work, Multicultural societies, Overseas students |
| Article type: | Research paper |
| DOI: | 10.1108/13527590810860186 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Abstract: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider how to form and compose work-groups for teaching and learning in diverse classrooms comprising internationally mobile students. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses survey data from 150 MBA students from 25 countries. Findings – The way members are allocated to a group impacts on both affective and performance outcomes. Originality/value – For educators and trainers, these results emphasize the importance of group allocation and composition methods for affective and performance outcomes. |
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