[2] This represented a shift in traditional research practices which had primarily consisted of studies on zero-history laboratory groups.
[2] Furthermore, since it had already helped develop current research settings, methods, and variables, it most certainly will continue to shape small group communication studies.
Those in positions of oversight can do much to contribute to a group's success, regardless of whether the team is in a voluntary or secular setting, or has come together for a long or short period of time.
Leaders must work towards creating a positive group culture, along with an emotional climate that is relaxed and warm.
[6] In viewing group members as a team rather than an audience, leaders will encourage all members to participate in discussions and decision-making, "promote diversity of opinion, and actively foster critical thinking..."[6] Through the Bona Fide Group perspective, working teams are seen as multi-faceted, emotional, and interconnected constructs that often operate towards achieving, not only their own goals, but also those of the organization within which the group finds itself in.