WHEN AND HOW DIVERSITY BENEFITS TEAMS: THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM MEMBERS' NEED FOR COGNITION

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Kearney, Eric; Gebert, Diether; Voelpel, Sven C.
• 署名单位: Constructor University; Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning & Institutional Development
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.41331431
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 581-598
• 关键词: WORK GROUP DIVERSITY; decision-making; TOP MANAGEMENT; performance; difference; BEHAVIOR; IMPACT; interdependence; constructs; variables

摘要

In a study of 83 teams from eight organizations, we examined team need for cognition-the tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive endeavors-as a moderator of the relationships between both age diversity and educational specialization diversity, and elaboration of task-relevant information, collective team identification and, ultimately, team performance. Age and educational diversity were positively related to these outcomes when team need for cognition was high, rather than low. Both the elaboration of task-relevant information and collective team identification mediated a moderating effect of need for cognition on the relationship between both types of diversity and team performance.