The Group Dynamics Q-Sort in Organizational Research: A New Method for Studying Familiar Problems
介绍一种新研究方法：群体动力学Q分类法（GDQ），它结合定性与定量方法，用100个条目描述群体过程，适用于多种情境和数据来源，帮助研究者分析组织中的群体决策。
This article unveils a new research methodology for the study of group decision making in organizations—the group dynamics q-sort (GDQ). The GDQ is a 100-item instrument designed to study group process across a wide variety of situations and using a wide variety of data sources. It combines the descriptive richness of the qualitative approach with the rigor of a quantitative approach by creating a common data language to describe process across groups, observers, and time. This article introduces the GDQ in the following five sections: (a) the development of the group dynamics q-sort, (b) comparisons of the GDQ with other traditional research methods (i.e., questionnaires, case studies, experiments, and behavioral process coding), (c) the mechanics of employing the GDQ, (d) a demonstration of the method for studying dynamic group processes over time, and (e) summary and other potential applications of the method.