Redundancy in task assignments and group performance

The problem of combining abilities of group members to maximize the performance of the group as a whole is examined in terms of redundancy in task assignments. In particular, ways of distributing a given number of items of information among a given number of individuals to obtain the maximum probability of each item being recalled by at least one individual are studied. It is shown that there exists an optimal distribution scheme which is independent of the amount of material originally given, the size of the group, and individual differences in ability.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/45703/1/11336_2005_Article_BF02289817.pd

Alexander L. George: A Pioneer in Political and Social Sciences: With a Foreword by Dan Caldwell

Alexander L. George was one of the most productive and respected political scientistsof the late twentieth century. He and his wife, Juliette George, wrote one of the firstpsychobiographies, and Professor George went on to write seminal articles and booksfocusing on political psychology, the operational code, foreign policy decisionmaking,case study methodology, deterrence, coercive diplomacy, policy legitimacy, and bridgingthe gap between the academic and policymaking communities. This book is the firstand only one to contain examples of the works across these fields written by AlexanderGeorge and several of his collaborators.https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/polscibooks/1010/thumbnail.jp