experiment using Hong Kong and U.S. students that examines the influence of GSS and national culture on group processes, meeting satisfaction, and group outcomes. Results indicate that the influence of GSS was consistent with prior research but the influence of culture was much less predictable.

of the work 254 HACKMAN AND OLDHAM setting and the device of the autonomous work group. Absent from the approach, for example, are explicit means for diagnosing a work system prior to change (to ascertain what "should" be changed, and how), or for evaluating in systematic terms the outcomes

the assessment process. KEYWORDS: Assessment; R&D project outcome; Multiple criteria decision making; Weights; Group decision support; Preference forms. 1. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The committee of the national natural science foundation of China (NSFC) is an organization devoted to managing the Chinese

ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world

to the subject is significant in that trust is best reflected when a member of the group/collective plays an important role in the research process itself, and that an ability to communicate in the natural language and understand the implicit body language and cultural codes is important in gaining significant

Event scheduling is a group decision-making process in which social dynamics influence people’s choices and the overall outcome. As a result, scheduling is not simply a matter of finding a mutually agreeable time, but a process that is shaped by social norms and values, which can highly vary

be incorporated into the education of health professionals; and 4) future research should provide additional insight into the mechanisms by which concordance of patient and physician race, ethnicity, and language influences processes and outcomes of care. Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth

factors, as well as systems-based processes, require consideration if RRSs are to achieve their intended outcomes in dynamic healthcare settings. Creation of smaller dedicated RRS teams that inhabit these roles for a longer period will enable ongoing training and support for the physician role

social dynamics in large groups of people interacting over time. In this study, we investigate the role of social influence, a process well studied at the individual level, on the puzzling nature of success for cultural products such as books, movies, and music. Using a ‘‘multiple-worlds’’ experimental

, and application of learned skills. Two of these interventions were randomised control trials (RCTs) of support groups. Lund and colleagues (2010) tested efficacy of a support program guided by the Dual Process Model (DPM) of coping whereby one group centred on topics association with loss orientation (LO