The Influence of Goal Commitment and Partner Status on Team Assignment Outcomes.
Autor: Miles, Jeffrey A.
Publication year: 2020
Psychological reports
issn:1558-691X 0033-2941
doi: 10.1177/0033294118821299
Abstract:
The present study replicated and extended research on the influence of team assignment methods on task performance and fairness perceptions. This study examined the influence of team assignment methods, goal commitment, and partner status on team member performance and fairness perceptions in a laboratory setting. The assignment conditions were comprised of three variables: assignment method (random, self-decision, and ability), performer status (assigned or unassigned), and partner status (unassigned team member stayed or left during task performance). A significant interaction was found between assignment method and performer status when the unassigned team member left during task performance, but not when the unassigned team member stayed. Random and self-decision assignment methods resulted in higher levels of goal commitment and task performance than did ability-based assignment conditions. Lastly, goal commitment was found to mediate the relationship between assignment method and task performance. The implications of these findings for the task performance and organizational justice literatures, as well as for managers in general, are discussed.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 30654710
Tags: Humans; Female; Male; Adult; Young Adult; Organizational Culture; *Task Performance and Analysis; motivation; role ambiguity; *Cooperative Behavior; *Goals; Social Justice; *Group Processes; Employment psychology and marketing; organizational psychology; performance motives; team formation; work behavior
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30654710/
