Team composition Team composition, or the configuration of team member knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics, fundamentally influences teamwork.Bell, S. T.; Brown, S. G.; Colaneri, A.; Outland, N. (2018). "Team composition and the ABCs of teamwork". American Psychologist, 73 (4), 349-362. Team composition can be considered in the selection and management of teams to increase the likelihood of team success.Bell, S. T.; Outland, N. (2017). "Team Composition Over Time". In Salas, E.; Vessey, W. B.; Landon, L. B. (eds.). Team Dynamics Over Time: Advances in Psychological Theory, Methods and Practice ("Research on Managing Groups and Teams" series, Vol. 18), pp. 3–27. Bingley, England: Emerald Group Publishing. To achieve high-quality results, teams built with members having higher skill levels are more likely to be effective than teams built around members having lesser skills; teams that include members with a diversity of skills are also likely to show improved team performance.Guzzo, R. A.; Shea, G. P. (1992). "Group performance and intergroup relations in organizations" . Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 3, pp. 269–313. Palo Alto, California: Consulting Psychologists PressBarrick, M. R.; Stewart, S. L.; Neubert, M. J.; Mount, M. K. (1998). "Relating member ability and personality to work-team processes and team effectiveness". Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 377–91. Team members should also be compatible in terms of personality traits, values, and work styles.Van Vianen, A. E.; De Dreu, C. K. (2001). "Personality in teams: Its relationship to social cohesion, task cohesion, and team performance". European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 10 (2), 97–120. There is substantial evidence that personality traits and values can shape the nature of teamwork, and influence team performance.Bell, S. T. (2007). "Deep-level composition variables as predictors of team performance: A meta-analysis". Journal of Applied Psychology, 92 (3), 595-615.Peeters, M. A.; Van Tuijl, H. F.; Rutte, C. G.; Reymen, I. M. (2006). "Personality and team performance: A meta‐analysis". European Journal of Personality, 20 (5), 377-396. European Association of Personality Psychology.
Team composition Team composition, or the configuration of team member knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics, fundamentally influences teamwork.Bell, S. T.; Brown, S. G.; Colaneri, A.; Outland, N. (2018). "Team composition and the ABCs of teamwork". American Psychologist, 73 (4), 349-362. Team composition can be considered in the selection and management of teams to increase the likelihood of team success.Bell, S. T.; Outland, N. (2017). "Team Composition Over Time". In Salas, E.; Vessey, W. B.; Landon, L. B. (eds.). Team Dynamics Over Time: Advances in Psychological Theory, Methods and Practice ("Research on Managing Groups and Teams" series, Vol. 18), pp. 3–27. Bingley, England: Emerald Group Publishing. To achieve high-quality results, teams built with members having higher skill levels are more likely to be effective than teams built around members having lesser skills; teams that include members with a diversity of skills are also likely to show improved team performance.Guzzo, R. A.; Shea, G. P. (1992). "Group performance and intergroup relations in organizations" . Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 3, pp. 269–313. Palo Alto, California: Consulting Psychologists PressBarrick, M. R.; Stewart, S. L.; Neubert, M. J.; Mount, M. K. (1998). "Relating member ability and personality to work-team processes and team effectiveness". Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 377–91. Team members should also be compatible in terms of personality traits, values, and work styles.Van Vianen, A. E.; De Dreu, C. K. (2001). "Personality in teams: Its relationship to social cohesion, task cohesion, and team performance". European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 10 (2), 97–120. There is substantial evidence that personality traits and values can shape the nature of teamwork, and influence team performance.Bell, S. T. (2007). "Deep-level composition variables as predictors of team performance: A meta-analysis". Journal of Applied Psychology, 92 (3), 595-615.Peeters, M. A.; Van Tuijl, H. F; Rutte, C. G.; Reymen, I. M. (2006). "Personality and team performance: A meta‐analysis". European Journal of Personality, 20 (5), 377-396. European Association of Personality Psychology.