Working in Esports: Developing Team Cohesion

Group cohesion: Relationships with work team culture.

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between group cohesion and the perceived culture and desired culture of work teams. Two separate studies were carried out with a time interval of one year. The first study had a sample of 50 work teams belonging to different organizations and the second study had a sample of 75 work teams. We used Lindell's index of agreement to estimate th...

The Effect of Team Building on Cohesion

Diane E. Stevens is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology at Brock University. Gordon A. Bloom is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University. Correspondence concerning the article should be addressed to Diane E. Stevens, Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Cathar...

Measuring Team Cohesion: Observations from the Science

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to review literature relevant to cohesion measurement, explore developing measurement approaches, and provide theoretical and practical recommendations for optimizing cohesion measurement. BACKGROUND Cohesion is essential for team effectiveness and performance, leading researchers to focus attention on understanding how to enhance it. However, cohesion is i...

Coaches' Perceptions of Team Cohesion in Paralympic Sports.

The purpose of this study was to investigate Paralympic coaches' perceptions of team cohesion. Seven head coaches of summer and winter Canadian Paralympic sport teams participated in the study. Four participants coached individual sports and 3 coached team sports. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The results addressed the coaches' percept...

Assessment of Military Crew/team Effectiveness and Cohesion in Standard Military Crew/team Tasks ('w)