... not necessarily negatively impact performance, i.e. social loafing. By heightening the salience of group memberships groups can even outperform coactively working individuals. Individual behaviour Group work Social dynamics Aim of this paper is to use the social identity approach as a framework...

... of “the observer, the one who knows, [and] remains ever elusive, standing outside the field of sense perception, outside the world” (Snelling, 1998 , p. 64). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Interpersonal relations Conflict Group work Emotional intelligence Of all the factors...

... can be contacted at: m.davies@gold.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Personality Team working Group work In any group there is differentiation between the group members in terms of the functions they perform (for a review, see Hare, 1994). These different functions...

... change processes, whereas the Tuckman framework is more descriptive assuming a linear development of groups. Given the high challenge of project group work, the task of leaders is likely to be more demanding than group leadership in permanent groups. Important responsibilities of project leaders...