“As I later thought about the bowling contest, I became convinced I had discovered something important: the relationship between individual performance and group structure. I believed then (and still believe now) that this relationship can be observed in all manner of group activities.”

Source: Participant observer, 1994, p. 84; As cited in: Ickis (2014)

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American sociologist 1914–2000

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