scholarly journals What Makes Creative Teams Tick? Cohesion, Engagement, and Performance Across Creativity Tasks: A Three-Wave Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alma M. Rodríguez-Sánchez ◽  
Toon Devloo ◽  
Ramón Rico ◽  
Marisa Salanova ◽  
Frederik Anseel
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Task Engagement ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Mediational Process ◽  
Wave Research ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
Organizational Simulation

The present study examines the mediational role of collective engagement in the relationship between team cohesion and team creative performance. A reciprocal process was expected to unfold across creativity task episodes: (a) team cohesion leads to collective task engagement, which in turn has a positive effect on team creative performance (perceived team performance and independently rated creativity), and (b) perceived team creative performance predicts the development of future team cohesion. The study relied on a longitudinal three-wave research design through an organizational simulation exercise, in which 118 project teams (605 individuals) were charged with three creativity tasks. This study advances collective task engagement as an important mediational process explaining team performance in creative activities.

Wage Dispersion and Team Performance: The Moderation Role of Club Size

2021 ◽  
pp. 152700252110677
Author(s):  
Thadeu Gasparetto ◽  
Angel Barajas
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Wage Dispersion ◽  
Financial Strength ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Robustness Check

Previous research on professional football offer conflicting results regarding the impact of wage dispersion on team performance. However, the existing intra-league heterogeneity among clubs is overlooked and could be the reason for the diverging outcomes. The aim of this paper is to reanalyze this relationship having the clubs’ size as moderator. Payroll – which captures the financial strength – is used as proxy of club size. Ordinary Least Squares regressions with season and league fixed effects are employed. Dispersion is measured by three indexes for robustness check. The outputs confirm the quadratic relationship between wage dispersion and performance, but adding that identical levels of dispersion have different impact on football clubs according to their financial strength.

scholarly journals Mitigating the Detrimental Impact of Maximum Negative Affect on Team Cohesion and Performance Through Face-to-Face Communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sharon Hill ◽  
Lynn R. Offermann ◽  
Kaitlin Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interdependence Theory ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Team Functioning ◽  
Detrimental Impact

Research on team affective composition has been limited by primarily focusing on the influence of the mean level of team affect despite suggestions that even one affectively negative member may have a disproportionate influence on team functioning and outcomes. Drawing on key tenets of social interdependence theory and integrating team affect and communication research, we investigate the influence of the team member with the highest score on trait negative affect (maximum negative affect). We also highlight an important factor, face-to-face communication, that may mitigate the detrimental effect of maximum negative affect. Results show that the negative impact of team maximum negative affect on team cohesion, and the indirect effect on team performance behaviors through cohesion, is attenuated in teams that meet face-to-face more frequently. In addition, team performance behaviors mediate the indirect effect of cohesion on the team’s task performance outcome. Our findings make significant contributions to team affect research and also have important practical implications for managing negative affectivity in teams.

Tenure matters for team cohesion and performance: the moderating role of trust in the coach

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
António Cunha Meneses Abrantes ◽  
Merce Mach ◽  
Aristides Isidoro Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Team Cohesion ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Moderating Role

Appraisal in a Team Context: Perceptions of Cohesion Predict Competition Importance and Prospects for Coping

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 489-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svenja A. Wolf ◽  
Mark A. Eys ◽  
Pamela Sadler ◽  
Jens Kleinert
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Impact Performance ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Task Cohesion ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Performance

Athletes’ precompetitive appraisal is important because it determines emotions, which may impact performance. When part of a team, athletes perform their appraisal within a social context, and in this study we examined whether perceived team cohesion, as a characteristic of this context, related to appraisal. We asked 386 male and female intercollegiate team-sport athletes to respond to measures of cohesion and precompetitive appraisal before an in-season game. For males and females, across all teams, (a) an appraisal of increased competition importance was predicted by perceptions of higher task cohesion (individual level), better previous team performance, and a weaker opponent (team level) and (b) an appraisal of more positive prospects for coping with competitive demands was predicted by higher individual attractions to the group (individual level). Consequently, athletes who perceive their team as more cohesive likely appraise the pending competition as a challenge, which would benefit both emotions and performance.

Achievement Goals, Self-Handicapping, and Performance Attainment: A Mediational Analysis

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Elliot ◽  
Francois Cury ◽  
James W. Fryer ◽  
Pascal Huguet
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Present Experiment ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Mastery Goals ◽  
Mediational Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
Avoidance Goals ◽  
The Relationship

The present experiment was designed to examine the mediational role of self-handicapping in the relationship between achievement goals and performance on a sport-based activity (i.e., a basketball dribbling task). The achievement goals of the trichotomous achievement goal framework were manipulated, behavioral and self-reported self-handicapping opportunities were provided, and performance attainment was assessed. Performance-avoidance goals led to worse performance and evoked higher levels of behavioral and self-reported self-handicapping than performance-approach and mastery goals. Both forms of self-handicapping were found to have independent mediational effects on decreased performance. Implications for the adoption of achievement goals and the use of self-handicapping strategies are discussed.

Effects of music on task performance, engagement, and behavior: A literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 611-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel W. Schwartz ◽  
Kevin M. Ayres ◽  
Karen H. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Task Engagement ◽  
Background Music ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Behavior

Currently, there is a growing body of empirical research regarding the role of background music in the education of individuals with disabilities. A systematic literature review identified 20 studies between 1970 and 2014 focusing on the role of contingent and noncontingent background music to facilitate task engagement, enhance performance, and alter behavior. Though the research addressing background music has mixed results, there is evidence suggesting that this could be an effective strategy for increasing task engagement and performance and decreasing stimulatory behavior for individuals with developmental disabilities. Since music can be considered inexpensive and may be less intrusive in comparison to other strategies, its use merits additional study to explore how and to what extent music affects behavior.

scholarly journals Evolution of Homosexuality in the Human Males: Improved Mixed-Team Performance Hypothesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten van Ginkel
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Team Cohesion ◽  
Male Homosexual ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Homosexual Activity ◽  
And Performance ◽  
New Hypothesis

Male homosexual preference (MHP) is present in many human societies, making up a small but significant cohort. Because homosexual mate preferences are associated with lower fecundity, many evolutionary explanations have been advanced to account for the persistence of this trait. After reviewing a number of these hypotheses and finding room for additional explanations, we propose a new hypothesis that depends on the observed greater empathy and reduced hostility of men who express MHP. This gives them a central role in the performance of groups or teams (all male and mixed) where cooperation and intra-team coherence are at a premium. In this view, teams that contain men with MHP will outcompete teams without such men, other variables being similar. The links between personality traits and team performance do not require homosexual activity within the group. The hypothesis is supported by observations of the personality traits associated with MHP, such as increased agreeableness, which is linked to the literature on team cohesion and performance in sports and other kinds of teams and groups. This novel hypothesis could be examined through direct study of team performance. The proposed hypothesis may also have relevance to better performance among the diverse teams whose efficient performance is so important in modern society.

The cognitive underpinnings of effective teamwork: a continuation

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 507-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Mesmer-Magnus ◽  
Ashley A. Niler ◽  
Gabriel Plummer ◽  
Lindsay E. Larson ◽  
Leslie A. DeChurch
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Team Cognition ◽  
Team Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Research ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Meta Analyses

Purpose Team cognition is known to be an important predictor of team process and performance. DeChurch and Mesmer-Magnus (2010) reported the results of an extensive meta-analytic examination into the role of team cognition in team process and performance, and documented the unique contribution of team cognition to these outcomes while controlling for the motivational dynamics of the team. Research on team cognition has exploded since the publication of DeChurch and Mesmer-Magnus’ meta-analysis, which raises the question: to what extent do the effect sizes reported in their 2010 meta-analysis still hold with the inclusion of newly published research? The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The authors updated DeChurch and Mesmer-Magnus’ meta-analytic database with newly published studies, nearly doubling its size, and reran their original analyses examining the role of team cognition in team process and performance. Findings Overall, results show consistent effects for team cognition in team process and performance. However, whereas originally compilational cognition was more strongly related to both team process and team performance than was compositional cognition, in the updated database, compilational cognition is more strongly related to team process and compositional cognition is more strongly related to team performance. Originality/value Meta-analyses are only as generalizable as the databases they are comprised of. Periodic updates are necessary to incorporate newly published studies and confirm that prior findings still hold. This study confirms that the findings of DeChurch and Mesmer-Magnus’ (2010) team cognition meta-analysis continue to generalize to today’s teams.

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