2005
DOI: 10.1177/1534484305275847
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The Compositional Impact of Team Diversity on Performance: Theoretical Considerations

Abstract: During the past 2 decades, numerous theories have been postulated to test the compositional effects of member characteristics on group and organizational performance. However, the impact of team composition on performance and moderating variables potentially affecting this relationship is still not clearly understood, and research endeavors have, consequently, produced mixed and inconsistent findings. This review, therefore, synthesizes the current theories and models of team diversity into an integrative theo… Show more

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“…The diversity-effectiveness relation received considerable attention in literature, and team diversity is the main input variable studied in the I-P-O as well as I-M-O-I models of team effectiveness (Horwitz, 2005;Ilgen et al, 2005). Nevertheless, the results concerning the effects of team heterogeneity on team performance are mixed (Milliken & Martins, 1996;Van Knippenberg & Schippers, 2007).…”
Section: Team Diversity As An Antecedent For Trust and Conflict In Teamsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The diversity-effectiveness relation received considerable attention in literature, and team diversity is the main input variable studied in the I-P-O as well as I-M-O-I models of team effectiveness (Horwitz, 2005;Ilgen et al, 2005). Nevertheless, the results concerning the effects of team heterogeneity on team performance are mixed (Milliken & Martins, 1996;Van Knippenberg & Schippers, 2007).…”
Section: Team Diversity As An Antecedent For Trust and Conflict In Teamsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, none of these studies had actually proposed or tested a causal mechanism associated with this link, instead leaving this issue open to interpretation. The information processing and decision making perspective effectively encapsulates the cognitive resource diversity theory, which posits that the cognitive resources of each team member contribute to the overall success of the team; therefore, a diversity of the cognitive resources promotes creativity and decision making capacity (Horwitz, 2005). There is evidence from a wide variety of team types, including flight crews and virtual teams, support this framework of understanding diversity in teams (Guzzo and Dickson, 1996).…”
Section: Information and Decision Making Perspectivementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Shared vision as a fundamental part of cognitive dimension represents the "degree to which community or network members share common goals, common understandings, joint representations, and observations" (Levin, Whitener, & Cross, 2006;Hsu, 2015). Members with a shared vision, shared values, and shared understandings help to expedite the individual actions and restrain any adverse behaviors or conflicts (Horwitz, 2005;Tsai & Ghoshal, 1998) towards the fulfillment of collective interests (Coleman, 1988). This process plays an essential role in sharing and assimilating the aspects of knowledge which are "not common" between them (Grant, 1996).…”
Section: Conceptual Framework and Research Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%