Barriers to the cohesiveness and effectiveness of Indian R&D project groups: Insights from four federal R&D organizations.

Abstract

(from the chapter) Reports the results of a qualitative case analysis of barriers to the cohesiveness and effectiveness of R&D project groups in 4 federal Indian R&D organizations. Investigation revealed that friction within project groups arose due to an unequal distribution of workload among the members, and that the lack of extrainstitutional support for R&D from overseeing agencies and individuals was a major impediment to the effectiveness of project groups. However, the effects of the inequity were reduced by distribution of rewards. Also noted are the negative effects on R&D team member performance of such secondary factors as abusive hierarchical superiors and inadequate work resources. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (chapter)