Methodological differences among group and team scholars are heightened when scholars submit manuscripts to interdisciplinary conferences and publications. Although multiple philosophical and theoretical frames for the study of group phenomena are often accepted, it seems that scholars are less accepting of methodological differences. This is problematic in that the study of groups and teams is prismatic—wonderfully rich and complex. This article describes some of these types of problems and describes how scholars can bridge methodological differences.
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