C-TASKS: An Exercise and In-Class Experiment in the Effects Of Creative and Non-Creative Tasks on Group Structures and Group Performance

Abstract

The organization behavior literature contains many references to changes brought about in organizations as the result of changes in organizations’ environments and/or tasks. C-TASKS is an in-class exercise which is designed to demonstrate experientially the differential impact on group structure, performance and quality of output of groups given creative and non-creative tasks in a counter balanced design.