Year: 2015
Type: report
Abstract: Using the external perspective as a research lens, this study examines team-context interaction in five consulting teams.The data show three strategies toward the environment: informing, parading, and probing.Probing teams revise their knowledge of the environment through external contact, initiate programs with outsiders, and promote their team achievements within the organization.They are rated the highest performers, although member satisfaction and cohesiveness suffer in the short run.Results suggest that external activities are better predictors of team performance than internal group processes for teams facing external dependence.
Author: Deborah Ancona
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1957130388