The Anatomy of a group

United States, 1962

Film
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Episode number 1 of Series “Dynamics of leadership”.
Illustrates the structure of a group, the goals to be achieved during meetings, participation patterns, the quality of communication, group standards, and group procedures. Discusses the difference between a collection of individuals and a group, and the means of getting a new group off to a good start.

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Credits

producer/director

Russell Morash

production company

Boston University

WGBH (Boston)

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1962

Appears in

Dynamics of leadership

Group of items

Dynamics of leadership

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000351

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Meetings

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Organizational behavior

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work groups

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Debates and debating

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leadership

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social groups

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Debates and debating

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Organizational behavior

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology, Applied

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Leadership

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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