Cooperative Goals and Constructive Controversy for Promoting Innovation in Student Groups in China
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- international perspectives
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Education for Business
- Vol. 78 (1), 46-50
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08832320209599697
Abstract
In this study, the authors used the theory of cooperation and competition to identify conditions that promote student team innovation. Through an investigation of student teams in Beijing, China, the authors found that teams with cooperative goals engaged in open-minded, constructive controversy, whereas teams with independent goals avoided open discussion. Teams with a high level of constructive controversy rated themselves as innovative and loyal.Keywords
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