Predicting Perceptions of Team Process Using Optimal Distinctiveness Theory
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There are conflicting findings in team diversity research on whether it is better for an individual on a team to be similar to or different from the rest of the team. This lab study with undergraduates completing a critical thinking and decision-making task uses optimal distinctiveness theory to examine the idea that finding a balance between these two states for team member personality will result in positive perceptions of team process. Our results supported this such that participants had the most positive perceptions of team process when optimally distinct from the rest of the team in terms of personality.
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2020 ◽
Vol 11
(3)
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pp. 125-136
2017 ◽
2020 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 60-63
2019 ◽
Vol 11
(1)
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pp. 80-104
2020 ◽
Vol 12
(2)
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pp. 91-100