Course discussion question #7

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1. Which level of analysis (i.e., micro, meso, macro) do you believe is most important in moving the construct/field of group dynamics forward? Why? Meso is the most important level of analysis that will be able to move the field of group dynamic forward, since it refers to the small group as well as to the individual. In a small group the individual is influenced and effects the group but is still able to maintain his own characteristics even if they contradict the group’s common ideas and goals; the individuals’ interaction with one another is there to observe, the group is formed as a separate entity, but since the group is still small, it leaves room for the individual to exist peacefully without it. Meso level analysis measures the group level qualities like its cohesiveness, size and composition (Forsyth 2019, Group Dynamics , p.35), these are the backbone of every group of any size 2. Which data measurement method (i.e., the way data is collected) do you believe has the greatest predictive validity when measuring group performance? I believe that the research method called social network analysis (SNA) has the most predictive validity in measuring group performance, since it studies the relational structure of the group mathematically and graphically and produces member level indexes that can be used to predict group performance in defined scenarios where specific indicators exist. Through SNA the research can get information about the group’s members as individuals, and the inter- relations within the group; It also gives a perspective about the level of cohesiveness in the group which is detrimental for the group’s performance. According to Contractor and Su (2012), the SNA can generate information about the social interactions in the group, its clicks, schisms and hierarchies so the researchers can learn about regularities and oddities that can influence a group performance in the present and predict it in the future. Forsyth, D.R. (2019). Group Dynamics (7th edition). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
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