Team conflict management and team effectiveness: the effects of task interdependence and team identification

Journal of Organizational Behavior - Tập 30 Số 3 - Trang 359-378 - 2009
Anit Somech1, Helena Desivilya Syna2, Helena Lidogoster1
1University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
2Emek Yezreel College, Emek Yezreel, Israel

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AbstractThe present study explores the dynamics of conflict management as a team phenomenon. The study examines how the input variable of task structure (task interdependence) is related to team conflict management style (cooperative versus competitive) and to team performance, and how team identity moderates these relationships. Seventy‐seven intact work teams from high‐technology companies participated in the study. Results revealed that at high levels of team identity, task interdependence was positively associated with the cooperative style of conflict management, which in turn fostered team performance. Although a negative association was found between competitive style and team performance, this style of team conflict management did not mediate between the interactive effect of task interdependence and team identity on team performance. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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