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Group Formation

Group Formation is the initial phase within group development processes wherein individuals are brought together, structured, and organized into a cohesive unit with defined purposes, roles, and interpersonal boundaries, distinguishing it from subsequent stages such as group maintenance or group termination.

482

Publications

33.8K

Citations

927

Authors

491

Institutions

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2017–2026

65

Variants

Group Formations

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Publications

482

Stages of Small-Group Development Revisited

Bruce W. Tuckman, Mary Jensen · Group & Organization Studies · 1977 · 2.6K citations

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The social space and the genesis of groups

Pierre Bourdıeu · Theory and Society · 1985 · 2.5K citations

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TIME AN TRANSITION IN WORK TEAMS: TOWARD A NEW MODEL OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT.

Connie J. G. Gersick · Academy of Management Journal · 1988 · 2.1K citations

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Machine-component group formation in group technology: review and extension

John R. King, Vizes Nakornchai · International Journal of Production Research · 1982 · 690 citations

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A process study of entrepreneurial team formation: the case of a research-based spin-off

Bart Clarysse, Nathalie Moray · Journal of Business Venturing · 2002 · 597 citations

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Authors

927

  1. AN
    Alexander N. Skiba

    Francisk Skorina Gomel State University, Belarus

    6 publications · 119 citations

    6

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  2. LA
    L. A. Shemetkov

    Francisk Skorina Gomel State University, Belarus

    5 publications · 98 citations

    5

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  3. XD
    Xiwang Dong

    Beihang University, China

    5 publications · 280 citations

    5

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  4. ZR
    Zhang Ren

    Beihang University, China

    5 publications · 280 citations

    5

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  5. MD
    M. D. Pérez‐Ramos

    Universitat de València, Spain

    5 publications · 73 citations

    5

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1–5 of 927

Institutions

491

  1. Francisk Skorina Gomel State University

    Homyel, Belarus

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    161 citations

  2. Universitat de València

    Valencia, Spain

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    169 citations

  3. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    457 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    215 citations

  5. Beihang University

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    25 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    432 citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    299 citations

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Venues

  1. Small Group Research

    SGR · 15 publications · 829 citations

    14

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  2. Communications in Algebra

    10 publications · 333 citations

    10

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  3. Social Work With Groups

    8 publications · 147 citations

    8

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  4. Human Relations

    8 publications · 768 citations

    8

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  5. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

    JABS · 7 publications · 339 citations

    7

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