Structuring for team success:The interactive effects of network structure and cultural diversity on team potency and performance

Abstract

This longitudinal study used data from 91 self-managed teams (456 individuals, 60 nationalities) to examine the interactive effects of a team’s task (“workflow”) network structure and its cultural diversity (as indexed by nationality) on the team’s “potency” (i.e., the team’s confidence in its ability to perform) and its performance (as rated by expert judges). We found that whereas the emergence of dense task networks enhanced team potency it was the emergence of (moderately) centralized task networks that facilitated team performance. These varied structural effects, moreover, were themselves contingent on team composition: the more culturally diverse a team, the more pronounced were the positive effects of network density on team potency and the higher the level of network centralization required for optimal team performance. The success of a team appears to hinge on the interplay between network structure and team composition.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2014.04.003
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Work & Organisational Psychology
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Additional Information: © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
Publication ISSN: 1095-9920
Last Modified: 26 Feb 2024 08:22
Date Deposited: 21 Mar 2018 10:45
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Published Date: 2014-07-01
Published Online Date: 2014-05-22
Authors: Troster, C
Mehra, A
Van Knippenberg, Daniel L (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0269-8102)

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