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The Impact of Group Efficacy and Group Goals on Group Task Performance

William S. Silver

Kristina M. Bufanio

University of Denver

The present study empirically examined the relations among group efficacy, group goals, and group task performance. Groups of three students performed interdependent tasks and responded to efficacy and goal questionnaires. The results across two task trials demonstrated that group efficacy was correlated significantly and highly with group goals and subsequent task performance. Multiple regression analyses revealed that past performance, group efficacy, and group goals contributed jointly to 52% and 43% of the variance in subsequent group performance. The implications of these findings forfuture research, and for increasing group efficacy and group performance in organizations, are discussed.

Small Group Research, Vol. 27, No. 3, 347-359 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/1046496496273001
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