A complete dyadic process model of four man group problem-solving

Because the participants of problem solving groups are interdependent, the need to coordinate dominates behavior. There are two viable approaches by which any pair may govern their relationship. One party may make decisions for both (leader-member exchange) or the parties may negotiate (negotiated reciprocity). A complete dyadic interaction model based on these premises correctly predicted nearly 70 percent of the interaction between the participants in 18 laboratory groups. It also proved superior in predicting behavior to two models based on one's role position. In addition, the model served as the basis for predicting group structure and the effect on group performance of varying the goal (joint or autonomous) and the distribution of task information (fully shared or locally distributed).

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