Optimal Assessment Type and Weight for Heterogeneous Teams

The course “Interdisciplinary Aspects in Science and Engineering Education” is a unique course designed to expose students of science and engineering education to the characteristics of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The theoretical part of the course deals with the nature of science and engineering and the interaction between the two, various hierarchies describing the level of integration between disciplines, and possible strategies for developing interdisciplinary lessons. In the practical section, the participants develop, in heterogeneous teams of students from different academic backgrounds, an interdisciplinary lesson integrating science and engineering, and teach it to their peers. Using qualitative tools, the research described in this paper characterized the attitudes of 112 students towards developing an interdisciplinary lesson as part of a team. The findings indicate that the students identified both the difficulties involved in developing an interdisciplinary lesson as part of a team and the advantages inherent to teamwork. It was further found that the weight of the attitude component that recognized the contribution of teamwork to the development of interdisciplinary lessons was considerably higher than the weight of the component indicating the difficulties that involved teamwork.

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Bio-inspired Role Allocation of Heterogeneous Teams in a Site Defense Task

Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems - Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-05816-6_10 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 139-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Laura Strickland ◽

Kaitlin Baudier ◽

Kenneth Bowers ◽

Theodore P. Pavlic ◽

Charles Pippin

Keyword(s):

A Site ◽

Role Allocation ◽

Heterogeneous Teams

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“The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes, everything else is pure theory”

Journal of Sports Economics ◽

10.1177/1527002520939614 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 27-74

Author(s):

Peter-J. Jost

Keyword(s):

Empirical Studies ◽

Two Stage ◽

Pure Theory ◽

Soccer Match ◽

Effort Allocation ◽

Theoretical Literature ◽

Heterogeneous Teams

We model a soccer match between two heterogeneous teams as a two-stage contest where each team chooses its attacking and defending effort for each half of the match. We characterize the optimal teams’ efforts as well as the optimal effort allocation between offense and defense. In contrast to the theoretical literature on soccer we show, for example, that the leading team may preempt its competitor in the first half. Our analysis also sheds new light on empirical studies that investigate the change in winning points on the number of ties by showing that this effect depends crucially on teams’ heterogeneity.

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“One Size Does Not Fit All”: Revisiting Team Feedback Theories From a Cultural Dimensions Perspective

Group & Organization Management ◽

10.1177/1059601120910859 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 252-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Catherine Gabelica ◽

Vitaliy Popov

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Intercultural Communication ◽

Cultural Dimensions ◽

Critical Component ◽

Culturally Informed ◽

Individual Perception ◽

Specific Feedback ◽

Heterogeneous Teams ◽

Feedback Responses

Feedback is a critical component of teamwork regulation. Research underscores the importance of feedback processes for its effectiveness in teams and further notes how individual differences can affect these processes. Nonetheless, few have theorized on the cultural dimensions associated with feedback to specify how these can attenuate such processes. We contend that research can be advanced by specifying how cultural dimensions may shape individual perception and processing of feedback and team processing of feedback in homogeneous and heterogeneous teams with respect to cultural dimensions. To address this foundational question, we review and integrate the literature on feedback in teams and culture in teams by (a) incorporating the role of culture in team feedback models, (b) discussing how cultural dimensions could influence the perception and processing of feedback, and (c) highlighting important directions for future inquiries at the intersection of feedback and cultural theories. We discuss the links between cultural dimensions derived from the field of intercultural communication and feedback behaviors and processes and provide propositions concerning culturally informed differences in specific feedback responses at individual and team levels.

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Mix It Up? The Influence of Team Composition on Employee Perceptions of Stressors in a Post-Merger Environment

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science ◽

10.1177/0021886320923370 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002188632092337

Author(s):

Angela R. Grotto ◽

Jeanine K. Andreassi

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Employee Perceptions ◽

Organizational Restructuring ◽

Team Composition ◽

Team Heterogeneity ◽

Major Shortcoming ◽

Diversity Studies ◽

Unique Context ◽

Heterogeneous Teams

Organizational restructuring that follows mergers can be stressful for employees. Heterogeneous team structures may intensify merger-related stressors, as legacy company serves as a faultline, which can create conflict and disunity. However, findings from diversity studies suggest that team heterogeneity has some advantages. We addressed a major shortcoming in the team stressor research, which has insufficiently considered the roles of team heterogeneity (vs. homogeneity) in perceptions of stressors. We explored how team composition (based on legacy company) shapes perceptions of merger-related stressors. Qualitative analysis of employee comments post-merger revealed that stressors varied across team compositions. Heterogeneous teams were not unequivocally stressful and results differed by employee legacy company. Homogeneous acquired teams were most disadvantaged. Homogeneous acquiring teams were least stressed. Accordingly, we created labels that describe each team’s unique context, which can advance team stressor research and help leaders properly support employees in a post-merger environment based on their teams’ composition.

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