The dynamics of organizational emergence: a contemporary group formation perspective. From: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice | Date: January 1, 1993| Author: Katz, Jerome A. | COPYRIGHT 1993 Baylor University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This paper outlines contributions from social psychology to the study of entrepreneurship, especially the process of organizational emergence. The major topics covered are the role theory, the minimal group paradigm (MGP) reported by Tajfel and others, the new plant works of Lawler and others, and recent advances in conceptualizing task group emergence reported by Gersick. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher)

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