The benefits of repeated collaboration for team performance in a Chinese context

Keywords:
repeated collaboration, team performance, time pressure, team management, teamwork
Abstract

With teamwork being the norm since the 1980s, many researchers have conducted studies on the relationships among different characteristics of team performance. We investigated 55 teams formed by 294 Master of Business Administration students at a university in China, asking them to complete a task as part of a team of 3-8 members before filling out surveys to assess repeated collaboration and time pressure. Task performance was assessed by the students’ instructors. The results showed that repeated collaboration had a negative influence on team performance and that time pressure moderated this relationship. Managerial implications are discussed.

Author Biographies
  1. Jing Long, Nanjing University
    Department of Business Administration
  2. Zhimei Zang, Nanjing University
    Department of Business Administration
  3. Chuanming Chen, Nanjing University
    Department of Business Administration
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2014-09-24
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