An Expectancy Theory Approach to Group Coordination: Expertise, Task Features, and Member Behavior

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making - Tập 30 Số 2 - Trang 407-419 - 2017
Michael R. Baumann1, Bryan L. Bonner2
1Department of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
2Department of Management, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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AbstractWorking in a group requires coordination. The current paper examines coordination in terms of member‐level behavioral choices. Extending expectancy theory to a collaborative group setting, we interpret past findings on expertise and hypothesize that component features (specifically their difficulty and worth relative to each other) impact member behavior and hence coordination both directly and by moderating the role of expertise. Findings were largely as predicted, suggesting that an expectancy theory perspective may be a useful tool for the study and understanding of coordination. An exploratory examination of recordings of group interaction suggested that although most of our groups discussed coordination strategies, the strategies discussed did not generally map to the behavioral choices observed. Implications for coordination in general and transactive memory specifically are discussed. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Tập 30 Số 2

407-419

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