... and places the articles in context. Findings Portuguese researchers set out to examine how two key team processes – team vision and team reflexivity – interact to influence innovation in research and development (R&D) settings. The central finding of the study of 239 workers from 50 R&D teams...

... to better performance, but that interpersonal coordination is by far the strongest predictor. In addition, this coordination is expressed through the complexity of verbal exchanges between team members. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading...

... and as such provides a valuable insight into the way managers and team leaders can actively use repair mechanisms to maintain and increase the levels of trust during periods of change. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very...

... in context. Findings The study takes empirical data from three case studies of projects that have faced setbacks to explore the impact of project manager signature strengths on team resilience and finds that four signature strengths, leadership, open-mindedness, persistence and hope, were present...

... new way of dealing with the problem. The danger of thinking of creative problem-solving as being generally beneficial means that organizations and teams putting it into practice don’t always consider its limitations or what they need to put in place to ensure they use techniques effectively...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Teams with greater cognitive diversity are more like to engage knowledge sharing. Teams that share knowledge have greater team innovation. Diverse teams are more effective at knowledge sharing in a team climate that encourages and creates space for knowledge...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Teams with higher collective emotional intelligence have stronger levels of team cohesion. In a business simulation, these teams achieved a better financial performance. High emotional intelligence was linked to high self-efficacy, which was found to mediate...

... comments and places the articles in context. Findings When is a team not a team? This sounds like the start of a bad joke, but despite its seemingly whimsical nature, it actually poses a fundamental challenge to some of the most successful modern management dynamics that have been used. For example...

... development. Findings – Reveals how team members attend a four-day experiential-training course at the Revolution Academy, and explains how staff members are helped to embrace the company vision of creating exceptional, memorable experiences – one guest at a time. Practical implications...

... Purpose The aim of the article is to describe how Keynote Teambuilding provided 15 members of staff from the Manchester headquarters of the Oddfellows friendly society with a team‐building experience that covered song creation, playing technique and live performing – all within the space...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Teams Motivation Productivity Knowledge workers Creativity Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 19, Issue 7 Amabile T.M. and Kramer S.J. Harvard Business Review (USA...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Teams Innovation Team building Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 16, Issue 7 DeCusatis C.  Creativity and Innovation Management (UK), June 2008, Vol. 17 No. 2...

...K. Ainley © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Leadership Skills Teams Article Type:   From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 16, Issue 5 Ainley K.  Training Journal (UK), February 2008, Start page: 43, No. of pages: 5...

...N.M. Mostert Purpose – Examines the nature of creative teams and asks if diversity contributes to their ability to develop innovative ideas. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the author’s experience of facilitating teams in creativity sessions at Unilever, discusses what creativity...

...G. Jones © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Employees development Fast track Retention Teams Waiting in the wings (talent management) Jones G. People Management (UK), 29 December 2005, Vol. 11 No. 25, Start page: 30 (2 pages...

... How can companies power up their team leaders? This is a key business concern. After all, it is the front‐line staff who deliver business strategy. Raise the performance of this group of managers and you are well on the way to delivering change. This may sound obvious, but many companies have...

... A team made up of employees from different sections of an organization can be a great recipe for success, but its full potential can only be achieved through skilled leaders creating an atmosphere of mutual trust. Mixed teams face various challenges, including differences in personality, culture...

..., an innovation culture seems unattainable. A new study from Scandinavia suggests that a team‐based model is the way forward. At the time of writing the team has been working for just over a year and has successfully developed two major innovation processes. More importantly, perhaps, the team has worked hard...

... Today’s organizations have many more female employees than those in the past, so it is natural that there are many more mixed‐gender teams at work. How can they be made to function more effectively? Answering this question demands insight into what causes men and women to behave differently...

... Team‐working is now regarded as essential to operational efficiency. Teams enable fast responses to internal and external change and provide individuals with an environment for effective contribution. However, while there is a large body of research into how teams form and function, less attention...