Doctoral Dissertaton Research: The Effect of Team Composition on Team Performance

博士论文研究：团队构成对团队绩效的影响

• 批准号: 0727108
• 负责人: Michael Lovaglia
• 金额: $ 0.73万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-15 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0727108&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertaton; Research; Effect; Team

SES-0727108Michael LovagliaBret BradleyThe increased use of teams to do important work in organizations brings both positive and negative effects. One such issue is the so called "bad apple" effect where a highly disagreeable team member, for example, negatively impacts the team and its performance. This study aims to better understand (1) the process through which the negative impact occurs and (2) what factors might minimize the negative impact. According to affective events theory, work on social stressors, and other theoretical frameworks the investigator hypothesizes that a bad apple impacts the affective reactions of team members leading them to respond with defensive behaviors. These behaviors then combine and damage team processes like communication and cohesion which ultimately lead to poorer team performance. In addition, the level of interdependence among team members will moderate the impact of a bad apple on team affective reactions. The PIs have designed a lab study to test these hypotheses which will be conducted at the University of Iowa. The study provides numerous educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students through designing and carrying out the study. In addition, this research has implications for the development of techniques to improve worker satisfaction and productivity and how to integrate people with personality disorders into the workforce. Results will be presented at scientific conferences and published broadly in high quality social psychology and business journals.

SES-0727108michael lovagliabret Bradley，在组织中越来越多地使用团队在组织中进行重要的工作带来积极和负面影响。 一个这样的问题就是所谓的“不良苹果”效应，例如，高度令人讨厌的团队成员会对团队及其表现产生负面影响。 这项研究旨在更好地理解（1）负面影响的过程以及（2）哪些因素可能会最大程度地减少负面影响。 根据情感事件理论，在社会压力源方面的工作以及其他理论框架研究者假设一个不好的苹果会影响团队成员的情感反应，导致团队成员对防御行为做出反应。 然后，这些行为结合了沟通和凝聚力等团队过程，最终导致团队表现较差。 此外，团队成员之间相互依存的水平将减轻苹果对团队情感反应的影响。 PI设计了一项实验室研究，以检验将在爱荷华大学进行的这些假设。 该研究通过设计和进行研究为研究生和本科生提供了许多教育机会。 此外，这项研究对提高工人满意度和生产力的技术的发展具有影响，以及如何将人格障碍与人格障碍融入劳动力。 结果将在科学会议上介绍，并在高质量的社会心理学和商业期刊上广泛发表。