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

被引:372
作者
Kearney, Eric [1 ]
Gebert, Diether
Voelpel, Sven C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Jacobs Univ, Jacobs Ctr Lifelong Learning & Inst Dev, Business Adm, Bremen, Germany
关键词
WORK GROUP DIVERSITY; DECISION-MAKING; TOP MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; DIFFERENCE; BEHAVIOR; IMPACT; INTERDEPENDENCE; CONSTRUCTS; VARIABLES;
D O I
10.5465/AMJ.2009.41331431
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
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.
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页码:581 / 598
页数:18
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