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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 18, 2003 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Efectos del anonimato y el género sobre el nivel de consenso, cohesión y satisfacción en grupos con apoyo de sistemas informáticos

Effects of anonymity and gender on consensus, cohesion and satisfaction in group support systems

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Pages 107-120 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

Los sistemas de apoyo informático han dado lugar a nuevas formas de trabajo en grupo permitiendo la interacción en situaciones en las que los componentes del grupo están física, temporal y funcionalmente separados. El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar los efectos del anonimato y el género sobre el nivel de consenso, la cohesión y la satisfacción de los individuos, en una situación de trabajo en grupo asistido por sistemas informáticos.

Mediante un diseño experimental de laboratorio se consideran dos condiciones experimentales: Grupos con apoyo de sistemas informáticos (GSS) y grupos cara a cara y dos situaciones: de anónimo e identificados. Los resultados, no muestran diferencias en los niveles de acuerdo pre-discusión y post-discusión, en función del anonimato, del género ni del uso de la tecnología. Sin embargo, a nivel individual, se advierten diferencias significativas en la cohesión grupal y satisfacción con el proceso y la decisión final, considerando la situación de anonimato y la variable género.

Abstract

Electronically supported meeting technology such as group support systems (GSS) has frequently been used to enhance the quality of decision making for individuals working in teams or groups. The purpose of this paper was to study the effects of anonymity and gender upon consensus levels, work group cohesion, and satisfaction levels of individuals working in group decision-making environments supported by information technology (e.g., group support systems.)

A lab experimental design compared groups across three experimental treatments: GSS-anonymous, GSS-identified and Manual face-to-face groups. Anonymous groups were also compared to identified groups. The results of this study did not indicate significant differences in pre-discussion nor post-discussion consensus levels based upon anonymity, gender, or technology support. However, at the individual level, significant differences between anonymity and gender were noted in perceptions of decision satisfaction, process satisfaction and work group cohesion.

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