Building Team Adaptive Capacity: The Roles of Sensegiving and Team Composition

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Randall, Kenneth R.; Resick, Christian J.; DeChurch, Leslie A.
• 署名单位: Drexel University; Banner Research; Banner Health; State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/a0022622
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 525-540
• 关键词: Information sharing; mental models; sensegiving; TEAM ADAPTATION; TEAM COMPOSITION

摘要

The current study draws on motivated information processing in groups theory to propose that leadership functions and composition characteristics provide teams with the epistemic and social motivation needed for collective information processing and strategy adaptation. Three-person teams performed a city management decision-making simulation (N = 74 teams; 222 individuals). Teams first managed a simulated city that was newly formed and required growth strategies and were then abruptly switched to a second simulated city that was established and required revitalization strategies. Consistent with hypotheses, external sensegiving and team composition enabled distinct aspects of collective information processing. Sensegiving prompted the emergence of team strategy mental models (i.e., cognitive information processing); psychological collectivism facilitated information sharing (i.e., behavioral information processing); and cognitive ability provided the capacity for both the cognitive and behavioral aspects of collective information processing. In turn, team mental models and information sharing enabled reactive strategy adaptation.