Robert F. Bales’s scientific contributions

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Interaction Process Analysis: A Method For the Study of Small Groups
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October 1950

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177 Reads

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1,863 Citations

American Sociological Review

Ernest Greenwood

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Robert F. Bales

Citations (1)


... To answer these questions, this article draws on interaction ritual theory (Collins 2005) and incorporates insights from team and communication research (e.g., Bales 1950;van Dun and Wilderom 2021). The central argument presented is that specific relational communication patterns (defined as how one team member reacts to another team member's relational communication, signaling one form of interaction ritual) are critical in early cross-functional team meetings. ...

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Cracks in the Foundation: How Relational Communication Dynamics Predict Performance Improvement in Cross‐Functional Teams
Interaction Process Analysis: A Method For the Study of Small Groups
  • Citing Article
  • October 1950

American Sociological Review