"Maupin and her colleagues focused on a cohort of MBA students to conduct their study. Students were randomly assigned to teams at the beginning of the semester

"Maupin and her colleagues focused on a cohort of MBA students to conduct their study. Students were randomly assigned to teams at the beginning of the semester to work on class projects and assignments." So this is about what people prefer in their MBA program study group. While I do, personally, think that kindness is super important in work colleagues as well, this study doesn't particularly address that.