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From: drd@siia.mv.com (David Dick)
Newsgroups: comp.groupware
Subject: group membership
Message-ID: <1991Feb1.182912.18103@siia.mv.com>
Date: 1 Feb 91 18:29:12 GMT
Organization: Software Innovations, Inc.
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We've had some discussion about how groups are supposed 
to work--but not all groups are the same.

Any one have comments about differences in interaction
depending on the construction of the group?

Much of the discussion I've seen looks at what might be
called "peer groups", where all the members are on equal
footing and are expected or, at least, allowed to participate
equally.

What about situations with a "boss" or those where there
is someone like a seminar leader?

What about situations where some people are allowed to observe
but not talk?

David Dick
Software Innovations, Inc. [the Software Moving Company (sm)]