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Survey one, which was administered to a large group of writers
(approximately 800), provides information on the amount of time spent on the
various phases of the writing process. The results show that generating
ideas (14%), note-taking (13%), organizational planning (13%), drafting
(32%), revising (15%), editing (13%) contribute to the total writing
process. Ede and Lunsford [39] also examined co

llaborative authoring and the results
indicates that the level of satisfaction in the group writing process is influenced by eight items:

• the degree to which goals are articulated and shared;
  
• the degree of openness and mutual respect;
  
• the degree of control the writers have over the text;
  
• the degree to which writers can respond to others who modify the text;
  
• the way in which credit (directly or indirectly) is acknowledged;
  
• the presence of an agreed upon procedure for managing conflicts and
  resolving disputes;
  
• the number and types of (bureaucratic) constraints imposed on the authors--
  deadlines, technical/legal requirements, etc., and;
  
• the status of the project within the organization.

Based on the results of the study conducted by Ede and Lunsford
[39], seven organizational patterns for collaborative authoring were
identified. These patterns are:

1. the team plans
   and outlines the task, then each writer prepares his/her part and the group
   compiles the individual parts, and revises the whole document as needed;
   
2. the team plans and outlines the writing task, then one member prepares
   a draft, the team edits and revises the draft;
3. one member of the team
   plans and writes a draft, the group revises the draft;
4. one person
   plans and writes the draft, then one or more members revises the draft
   without consulting the original authors;
5. the group plans and writes
   the draft, one or more members revise the draft without consulting the
   original authors;
6. one person assigns the tasks, each member completes
   the individual task, one person compiles and revises the document;
7. 
   one dictates, another transcribes and edits. Results from the study
   indicated that the percentage of writing groups that use these methods often
   or very often range from 3% (method 5) to 31% (method 3).