Abstract
This chapter summarizes research and advancements in team composition. It discusses the benefit of incorporating network theory and methods, in particular meta-networks and multiplex ties, as a means of overcoming shortcomings of conventional team composition approaches, and models the complex nature of teams. The chapter discusses research on team composition that explores advances in how teams are combined, and the value of considering individuals’ competencies in not just task-oriented, but also team-oriented knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics (KSAOs). It describes network measures as related to team composition: density, degree centrality, betweenness centrality, eigenvector centrality, and closeness centrality. Given that social networks can inform team composition and functioning, there are fruitful areas of research to consider. Future studies could systematically explore the cost of turnover in teams and its impact on important organizational outcomes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Team Working and Collaborative Processes |
| Pages | 129-149 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118909997 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keywords
- meta-networks
- network measures
- network theory
- organizational outcomes
- social networks
- team composition
- team functioning
- team-oriented knowledge
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology