... evidence does exist that links higher levels of task conflict to team performance as team virtualness increases (de Jong et al., 2008). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Team performance Collaboration Work teams Counterproductive behaviors The burgeoning use...

..., the authors investigate the mediating role of collaboration, a key component of teamwork, in the counterproductive behaviors–team performance relationships. Design/methodology/approach – Using a multisource approach and a team-level design, data were gathered from 101 work teams (381 members and 101...

... work teams are composed of colleagues who know one another well and are assigned to work together to accomplish a common goal. Other teams are composed of virtual strangers working at different locations, assigned the task of jointly completing a project. For example, the audit teams of large multi...

...Robert J. Trent Few studies have definitively established a clear connection between teaming and higher performance, and even fewer have quantitatively assessed the impact of teaming on corporate performance. If using work teams is not a guarantee of greater effectiveness, then the challenge...

... of this article is to reflect on the diversity issues as captured in a study conducted on operational level work teams in the security industry. One should expect to find substantial diversity problems where individuals, who traditionally do not have a history of mixing, are now working together to achieve...

...Michael M. Beyerlein In the past dozen years, significant changes have occurred in the practice and research around work teams. Some of those changes have been captured, spread, or created by the Center for the Study of Work Teams at the University of North Texas. As practices have evolved...

... on the design of information systems in Asian countries (Van Der Stoep and Bas, 1997; Zhichang, 1998). © MCB UP Limited 2000 Work teams Performance Effectiveness Public sector Information technology Project management Why did the American Internal Revenue Service fail to develop...