Title
When member homogeneity is needed in work teams - A meta-analysis
Abbreviated Journal Title
Small Group Res.
Keywords
GROUP-PERFORMANCE; SEX-ROLES; TOP TEAM; LEADERSHIP; PERCEPTIONS; IMPACT; ACHIEVEMENT; GENDER; Psychology, Applied; Management; Psychology, Social
Abstract
A meta-analytic integration of 57 effect sizes from 13 studies(567 teams, 2,258 participants) was performed to determine if groups that are homogeneous with respect to gender ability level, and personality achieve higher levels of performance than reams that are heterogeneous on these attributes. Although individual studies often show marked differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous groups, the results of this integration show the combined effect sizes of these studies to be small, though not significant, in favor of heterogeneous groups. Ir appears that the significant effects found in many of the included studies can be attributed to the type and difficulty of the task used in the investigation. Implications for team construction am discussed.
Journal Title
Small Group Research
Volume
31
Issue/Number
3
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
305
Last Page
327
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1046-4964
Recommended Citation
"When member homogeneity is needed in work teams - A meta-analysis" (2000). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 2443.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/2443
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