Similar diversity constellations have sometimes been found to aid and sometimes to hamper group processes and performance. Previous research has revealed that diversity can promote group functioning when perceived in terms of differences ("we're all different individuals") but disrupt group...

Workplace territoriality, while a subject of on-going inquiry in environmental psychology, has been relatively ignored in conflict research. For example, we know that contemporary organizations spend millions redesigning workspaces, and incur more millions in damage as a result of the need to...

In this study, we investigated the relationship between subgroup perceptions and types of team learning and explored the mediating role of task and relationship conflict. We hypothesized and found that perceptions of subgroups negatively influenced learning about the task and learning about work...

In this quasi-experimental, multi-method study, we compare the performance of high-power organizational teams to low-power organizational teams on a decision-making task. Team power is based on the control of resources that enables a team to affect others in the company. We find that low-power...

In this paper, we examine the mediating role of relationship, task, and process conflict in the much debated relationship between intra-group trust and group performance. We test these relationships with two different studies, including one longitudinal study of student workgroups. We propose...

In this paper, we present a theoretical model of the spread of conflict within teams, which we refer to as conflict contagion. This model brings a multi-level perspective to the process of intragroup conflict by showing how the presence of interpersonal conflict can spread to other group members...

Unlearning, which first appeared almost 30 years ago as a subprocess of the organizational learning process, has received only limited attention in the literature. Rather than building on empirical research, the existing scholarship is largely anecdotal, aimed at reviewing the literature and...

Much of the research on electronic communication media so far has been characterized by a focus on the impact that specific media may have on individuals and teams; as opposed to the impact that multiple media, when used in combination, may have on individuals and teams. We contribute to...

The study purports to develop and empirically test a model of team learning process and its effects on team performance in new product development teams. Using the socio-cognitive theory of learning in groups and organizations, several hypotheses were tested to show that the primer components of...

For many years, the long established referral process for successfully developing and commercializing new products has been called a phased-review or "Stage-Gate" system. The purpose of this article is to test whether improvisation increases the odds of faster product launch and greater new...