Dynamics in Groups: Are We There Yet?
- 1 June 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Annals
- Vol. 5 (1), 571-612
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19416520.2011.590297
Abstract
We know that groups are dynamic entities, and yet we rarely study them as such. Previously hamstrung by limited theory, a decade of advances in understanding the fundamental nature of groups and change promised a revolution in group research. Our goal here is to review those theoretical developments and then examine their impact on our empirical understanding of group dynamics. Examining work done and not done, we will take stock of this work, identify the obstacles that seem to keep us focused more on group statics than dynamics, and then close by offering suggestions about not only what approaches to take when studying group dynamics, but also how the field can help develop these approaches. We hope that a review of the group dynamic literature in 2021 will celebrate our coming empirical accomplishments rather than lament a lack of them.Keywords
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