Opening the Black Box of Team Adaptation

Georganta, Eleni und Brodbeck, Felix C. (2020): Opening the Black Box of Team Adaptation. In: Academy of Management Proceedings, Bd. 2020, Nr. 1, 14761

Abstract

The interest in team adaptation has continuously increased for both research and organizations. However, whether team experience collected by adapting to prior nonroutine events supports teams to adjust their processes and cognition to later nonroutine events and to perform successfully, remains unclear. Building on theories of team adaptation, we explore the team adaptation process as a whole, the role of updated Transactive Memory System (TMS) under nonroutine conditions and extend their scope towards team adaptation experience (input) and team performance (outcome). Using a between-subjects design, we manipulate team adaptation experience on a sample of 72 teams (288 individuals) completing a team task over four consecutive rounds. In the present laboratory experiment, we test the relations between team adaptation experience, team adaptation process, TMS updating and team performance under nonroutine conditions. The results indicate that team adaptation experience supports TMS updating but not the team adaptation process and team performance. Supporting hitherto theoretical suggestions, findings show that the team adaptation process is positively related to team performance. Results also indicate that the team adaptation process and TMS updating vary with team adaptation experience, demonstrating their dynamic nature. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of gaining team adaptation experience and highlight the importance of the team adaptation process under nonroutine conditions."

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie > Wirtschafts- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie
• Sprache: Englisch