Qualities that foster cohesive teams.

The radiology manager can be influential in promoting group cohesiveness within the department. Identifying qualities that radiology managers believe to be descriptive of cohesive work teams could be very informative for other radiology managers. The surveyed radiology managers had a positive perception of their work groups based on the factors that promote cohesion and achievement. The survey instrument developed has high internal correlation for future use with other radiology managers and employee groups. Continued research is needed to determine if these group results are indicative of the larger field of radiology management