Application of sociometry as a tool for the study of group roles

Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Management - Year 2013, Vol 12, Issue 2

Abstract

In current research on the team roles played by staff, prevailing methods have been de-veloped on the basis of psychometric techniques. These techniques allow us to define per-sonnel’s predispositions and their potential to play specific roles in teams. The authors’ con-cern was to verify this attitude from the point of view of the staff taking effective roles. In the research a sociometrical technique was applied, that presently forms part of a more wide approach to the study of organizing Social Relations Analysis which consisted in studying relations between different subjects. In the pilot research 3 task teams operating in public administration participated. The results indicate that application of the sociometrical method allowed us to capture differences between the effective roles played in a team and the potential defined with the use of methods based on psychometric research.

Authors and Affiliations

Alicja Chmielewska, Jakub Kołodziejczyk

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Alicja Chmielewska, Jakub Kołodziejczyk (2013). Application of sociometry as a tool for the study of group roles. International Journal of Contemporary Management, 12(2), 121-130. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-58276