Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

6-2022

Abstract

How do formal time allocations in teams affect team learning trajectories and performance? We argue that allocating more time for transition phases induces steeper learning trajectories that engender a positive group atmosphere, which in turn improves team performance by improving coordination quality. We tested our hypotheses in a laboratory experiment in which teams worked on a creative design task over multiple iterations. Using a latent growth modeling approach, we found that teams with shorter action and longer transition phases during prototyping had lower initial performance but steeper learning trajectories, which indirectly led to better final team performance.

Keywords

time, learning trajectories, group process, performance, latent growth modeling

Discipline

Organizational Behavior and Theory | Strategic Management Policy

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Small Group Research

Volume

53

Issue

6

First Page

821

Last Page

854

ISSN

1046-4964

Identifier

10.1177/10464964221092331

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964221092331

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