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This field study sought to ascertain whether all female or female dominated work groups, all male or male dominated work groups, and mixed sex work groups varied systematically in member perceptions of group developmental patterns, effectiveness, and productivity. The study also sought to determine whether high versus low status groups differed significantly on these variables. One hundred seventy-one work groups participated in the study. The results suggested that member perceptions of group functioning were more similar than different. Where significant differences were noted, group status, as opposed to gender composition, seemed to account for these differences in perception.
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Wheelan, S.A. Effects of gender composition and group status differences on member perceptions of group developmental patterns, effectiveness, and productivity. Sex Roles 34, 665–686 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01551501
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