Reaping the Benefits of Task Conflict in Teams: The Critical Role of Team Psychological Safety Climate

被引：259

作者：

Bradley, Bret H. ^{[1
]}

Postlethwaite, Bennett E. ^{[2
]}

Klotz, Anthony C. ^{[1
]}

Hamdani, Maria R. ^{[3
]}

Brown, Kenneth G. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oklahoma, Price Coll Business, Div Management & Entrepreneurship, Norman, OK 73019 USA

[2] Pepperdine Univ, Seaver Coll, Business Adm Div, Malibu, CA USA

[3] Univ Akron, Coll Business Adm, Dept Management, Akron, OH 44325 USA

[4] Univ Iowa, Tippie Coll Business, Dept Management & Org, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY | 2012年 / 97卷 / 01期

关键词：

team performance; task conflict; psychological safety; DEEP-LEVEL DIVERSITY; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS; INTRAGROUP CONFLICT; GROUP-PERFORMANCE; WORK; METAANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONALITY; TRUST; STRATEGIES;

D O I：

10.1037/a0024200

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Past research suggests that task conflict may improve team performance under certain conditions; however, we know little about these specific conditions. On the basis of prior theory and research on conflict in teams, we argue that a climate of psychological safety is one specific context under which task conflict will improve team performance. Using evidence from 117 project teams, the present research found that psychological safety climate moderates the relationship between task conflict and performance. Specifically, task conflict and team performance were positively associated under conditions of high psychological safety. The results support the conclusion that psychological safety facilitates the performance benefits of task conflict in teams. Theoretical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

引用

页码：151 / 158

页数：8

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