Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
9-2010
Abstract
The consideration of minority opinions when making team decisions is an important factor that contributes to team effectiveness. A multilevel model of minority opinion influence in decision-making teams is developed to address the conditions that relate to adequate consideration of minority opinions. Using a sample of 57 teams working on a simulated airport security-screening task, we demonstrate that team learning goal orientation influences the confidence of minority opinion holders and team discussion. Team discussion, in turn, relates to minority influence, greater decision quality, and team satisfaction. Implications for managing decision-making teams in organizations are discussed.
Keywords
goal orientation, minority influence, team effectiveness, teams, minority opinions, team decisions, decision making
Discipline
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
95
Issue
5
First Page
824
Last Page
833
ISSN
0021-9010
Identifier
10.1037/a0019939
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Citation
PARK, Guihyun Grace, & DESHON, Richard D..(2010). A Multilevel Model of Minority Opinion Expression and Team Decision-making Effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(5), 824-833.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1394
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035183