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The Construct and Antecedents of Organizational Cohesiveness:A Case Study and the Theory Development

Bo Li

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This paper develops a theoretical framework on the construct and antecedents of organizational cohesiveness by a case study.And tests it by two samples.One contains 130 employees,representing a sample from practical sector.The other is composed of 8 subject matter experts who have academic background.The results suggest that organizational cohesiveness has six dimensions:employee centripetalism,leader cohesiveness,task cooperation,interpersonal harmony,benefit sharing,and value commitment.They decipher organizational cohesiveness at the individual,group,and organizational levels respectively.Nine antecedents are found to influence organizatoinal cohesiveness in the Chinese cultural background.Implications for the theory are discussed,and future research directions offered.

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This paper develops a theoretical framework on the construct and antecedents of organizational cohesiveness by a case study.And tests it by two samples.One contains 130 employees,representing a sample from practical sector.The other is composed of 8 subject matter experts who have academic background.The results suggest that organizational cohesiveness has six dimensions:employee centripetalism,leader cohesiveness,task cooperation,interpersonal harmony,benefit sharing,and value commitment.They decipher organizational cohesiveness at the individual,group,and organizational levels respectively.Nine antecedents are found to influence organizatoinal cohesiveness in the Chinese cultural background.Implications for the theory are discussed,and future research directions offered.

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This paper develops a theoretical framework on the construct and antecedents of organizational cohesiveness by a case study.And tests it by two samples.One contains 130 employees,representing a sample from practical sector.The other is composed of 8 subject matter experts who have academic background.The results suggest that organizational cohesiveness has six dimensions:employee centripetalism,leader cohesiveness,task cooperation,interpersonal harmony,benefit sharing,and value commitment.They decipher organizational cohesiveness at the individual,group,and organizational levels respectively.Nine antecedents are found to influence organizatoinal cohesiveness in the Chinese cultural background.Implications for the theory are discussed,and future research directions offered.

Key concepts: Group cohesiveness, Psychology, Construct (python library), Interpersonal communication, Social psychology, Cohesion (chemistry), Organizational commitment, Computer science

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