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-0727108 Michael LovagliaBret Bradley在组织中越来越多地使用团队来完成重要工作，这既带来了积极的影响，也带来了消极的影响。 其中一个问题是所谓的“坏苹果”效应，例如，一个非常不愉快的团队成员会对团队及其绩效产生负面影响。 本研究旨在更好地了解（1）负面影响发生的过程以及（2）哪些因素可能会最大限度地减少负面影响。 根据情感事件理论、社会压力源研究和其他理论框架，研究者假设一个坏苹果会影响团队成员的情感反应，导致他们做出防御行为。 这些行为然后联合收割机和破坏团队的过程，如沟通和凝聚力，最终导致更差的团队绩效。 此外，团队成员之间的相互依赖程度会缓和坏苹果对团队情感反应的影响。 PI设计了一项实验室研究来检验这些假设，该研究将在爱荷华州大学进行。 该研究通过设计和实施研究为研究生和本科生提供了许多教育机会。 此外，这项研究对开发提高工人满意度和生产力的技术以及如何将人格障碍患者融入劳动力队伍具有重要意义。 研究结果将在科学会议上发表，并在高质量的社会心理学和商业期刊上广泛发表。