Team Size and Quality of Group Experience: The More the Merrier?

被引：52
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作者：
Aube, Caroline [1 ]
Rousseau, Vincent [2 ]
Tremblay, Sebastien [3 ]
机构：
[1] HEC Montreal, Dept Management, Montreal, PQ H3T 2A7, Canada
[2] Univ Montreal, Sch Ind Relat, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
[3] Univ Laval, Sch Psychol, Quebec City, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
来源：
GROUP DYNAMICS-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | 2011年 / 15卷 / 04期
关键词：
work teams; team size; quality of group experience; counterproductive behaviors; PSYCHOLOGICAL-RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTITY; WORK GROUPS; PERFORMANCE; MODEL; DIVERSITY; BEHAVIOR; SELF; ORGANIZATIONS; CONSEQUENCES;
D O I：
10.1037/a0025400
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
In this study we investigated the relationship between team size and quality of group experience as well as the mediating role of counterproductive behaviors. The study was conducted among a sample of 97 work teams from a public safety organization. The results support the negative relationship between team size and quality of group experience. In addition, each of the 4 categories of counterproductive behaviors (i.e., parasitism, interpersonal aggression, boastfulness, and misuse of resources) plays a mediating role in this relationship. This study shows the importance for managers to avoid creating overly large teams, at the risk of fostering the adoption of counterproductive behaviors and adversely affecting the quality of life at work within teams.
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页码：357 / 375
页数：19
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