Team Performance Management: Volume 21 Issue 7/8

Narcissistic group dynamics in multiparty systems

Sandra Schruijer

This paper aims to introduce and illustrate the notion of narcissistic group dynamics. It is claimed that narcissism does not simply reside within individuals but can be…

Understanding the relationship between mental models, conflict and conflict asymmetry

Erich B. Bergiel, Thomas W. Gainey, Blaise J. Bergiel

The purpose of this study is to test theoretically based hypotheses linking task and team-shared mental models (SMMs) with multiple dimensions of conflict and conflict asymmetry…

Measuring adaptive performance in individuals and teams

Pedro Marques-Quinteiro, Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa, Ana Margarida Passos, Luís Curral

While scales were developed to measure individual adaptive performance (IAP), fewer contributions have been done to assess the construct at the team level of analysis. This issue…

Understanding team mental models affecting Kaizen event success

Wen-Hsing Liu, Sarah Asio, Jennifer Cross, Wiljeana J. Glover, Eileen Van Aken

The purpose of this study is to identify inhibitors and enablers of Kaizen event effectiveness, as perceived by participants, and categorize them into shared mental models to…

Collective work motivation in knowledge based organizations

Constantine Imafidon Tongo

Collective work motivation (CWM) has been construed as humans’ innate predispositions to effectively undertake team-oriented work activities under ideal conditions (Lindenberg and…

Gross national income, football workers and national football team performances: A logistic regression analysis

Peter Omondi-Ochieng

This study aims to examine the association between national economic prosperity (measured by per capita gross national income – GNI) and the acquisition of football workers…