Team reflections, team mental models and team performance over time
| Autor: | Evi Kneisel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Direct effects Applied psychology Psychological intervention 050301 education Management Information Systems Task (project management) Team learning Management of Technology and Innovation 0502 economics and business Effective team Quality (business) Psychology 0503 education 050203 business & management Daily routine media_common |
| Zdroj: | Team Performance Management: An International Journal. 26:143-168 |
| ISSN: | 1352-7592 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/tpm-09-2018-0061 |
| Popis: | Purpose Although previous research proved positive impacts of team reflection on team outcomes, especially team performance and innovation, there are only a few insights in to which factors (mediators) account for these positive effects and over what period these effects unfold (temporal effects). To close this gap, this paper aims to investigate the direct effects of team reflection on team performance over time, as well as indirect effects because of the development of similar and accurate team mental models to explain this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Within a longitudinal experimental study on 22 student project teams working on a complex problem-solving task, the effects of repeated team reflection interventions on the development of team performance and team mental models over six measuring times were analysed. Findings Results show that team reflections caused significant increases in team performance and team mental models over time. Results also provide evidence that team mental models’ quality mediates the effects of team reflections on team performance. Research limitations/implications The results are interesting for both research fields, team reflection and team mental models, as the findings indicate the merits of recurrent reflection for improving team mental models’ quality. Practical implications For organisational practice, the question of how reflection processes can be deliberately triggered in teams and effectively integrated into the daily routine should be considered. Originality/value The findings accentuate the role of team reflections for improving team performance team mental models over time. By continuous reflecting teams increase awareness and insights into effective team processes and strategies (i.e. shared and accurate team mental models), which lead to better performance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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