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According to your text, if you are interested in improving group performance, what should the group's composition be in terms of the homogeneity of its members?
Homogeneous
Heterogeneous
Slightly heterogeneous
Homogeneity doesn't matter
The East Barbarians softball team in the Great White North Softball League has continually improved its record over the nine years it has been in the league. Most recently, the East Barbarians, with the same team members as in the previous eight years, won the league championship for the first time. In this scenario, winning the championship probably BEST exemplifies the effects of:
the group's homogeneity
the stability of group membership
group status
group communication structure
The management staff of a busy cafeteria have not been getting along well. To increase group cohesiveness, the general manager criticizes each of the other managers' performance and the overall operation of the cafeteria. The general manager's attempt to increase group cohesiveness is based on the principle of :
membership stability
group isolation
social impact theory
outside pressure
In Yellowstone National Park, a small group of employees runs a fast food operation which is physically removed from all of the larger lodges in town. These employees comment that they feel separated from the company's other operations; however, each summer this group tends to be a tight-knit group. This exemplifies:
group homogeneity
stability of group membership
group isolation
outside group pressure
A group comprised of 12 members will be ____ cohesive and have ____ morale than one comprised of five members.