ABSTRACT
In the course of the kinds of negotiations that we have just described, individuals assume responsibility for the different components of the task. Over time, such task-based interactions become regularized as relatively stable patterns of interpersonal behavior. The form of these interchanges is composed of many of the structural elements that were described in chapter 4: the system of interrelated positions; the bases for rank between positions; the types of power used by the different positions; and the nature of the rewards distributed. In other words, a differentiated group with a fully articulated structure can emerge from this type of group process. In this chapter, we consider how dispositional factors may contribute to the emergence of these elements of group structure.
