Team innovation and team effectiveness: The importance of minority dissent and reflexivity
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Vol. 11 (3), 285-298
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320244000175
Abstract
Past research suggests that minority dissent in teams may foster team innovations. It is hypothesized, however, that minority dissent would predict team innovations only when teams have high levels of reflexivity - the tendency to overtly reflect upon the group's objectives, strategies, and processes and adapt them to current or anticipated circumstances. This hypothesis was tested in a field study involving a heterogeneous sample of 32 organizational teams performing complex, ill-defined tasks. Results showed more innovation and greater team effectiveness under high rather than low levels of minority dissent, but only when there was a high level of team reflexivity. Avenues for future research are discussed.Keywords
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