Abstract
Based on team effectiveness framework and subgroup theory, this study constructs a theoretical model that aim to explore the mechanisms between informational subgroup configurations and team effectiveness. Through analyzing a sample of 64 knowledge worker teams, we obtained those following meaningful results:(1) the number of informational subgroups is positively related to open and unique of information sharing; the balance of informational subgroups is negatively related to the open information sharing while positively related to the unique information sharing. (3) The open information sharing is positively related with team viability while the unique information sharing is positively related to team creativity. Critical and insightful advice for the management of informationally diverse teams were proposed at last.
Highlights
(3) The open information sharing is positively related with team viability while the unique information sharing is positively related to team creativity
Based on the subgroup and team effectiveness theories and adopted the information processing perspective, we proposed a theoretical model to examine whether and how the configurational properties of informational subgroups influence team creativity and viability
Hypothesis 1a (H1a): The number of informational subgroups is positively related with open information sharing
Summary
Variety brings about rich and abundant cognitive resources for teams (Harrison, 2007) It increase the possibility of the formation of informational faultlines, and subsequently informational subgroups within teams (Lau & Murnighan, 1998; Gibson & Vermeulen, 2003). As team creativity and viability have gradually become the critical and advanced criteria of team effectiveness, this lack of research may incur severe theoretical and practical problems. The mediating mechanisms through which informational subgroup configurations act upon critical team outcomes still severely absent in present literature (Carton & Cummings, 2013). Based on the subgroup and team effectiveness theories and adopted the information processing perspective, we proposed a theoretical model to examine whether and how the configurational properties of informational subgroups influence team creativity and viability
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