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In the current paper, I develop and test a theoretical model aimed at understanding the relationship between friendship and group performance. Specifically, using data from 924 teams in 24 studies, I tested my hypothesized main effect, and key moderator analyses, for how working with friends, versus non-friends, would influence group task performance. Results show that friendship has a positive effect on group task performance (d=0.45). Furthermore, as expected this effect was moderated by task interdependence and task focus/emphasis (i.e. maximizing versus optimizing). In addition to detailing which paths of the model were supported by the data, in my discussion section I detail gaps in the literature and future directions for research in this domain. |
