Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 20 Issue 3/4

Work team effectiveness in organizational contexts: Recent research and applications in Spain and Portugal

Francisco Gil, Carlos‐María Alcover, José‐María Peiró

This introductory paper aims to provide a contextualization of recent research and applications on work team effectiveness in organizational contexts carried out in Spain and…

Types of intragroup conflict and affective reactions

Francisco J. Medina, Lourdes Munduate, Miguel A. Dorado, Inés Martínez, José M. Guerra

Seeks to evaluate the link between task and relationship conflict, and their influence on some employees' affective reactions such as satisfaction, wellbeing, and propensity to…

Exploring the effects of intragroup conflict and past performance feedback on team effectiveness

Ana Margarida Passos, António Caetano

The purpose of this paper is to test a model of the effects of intragroup conflict (relationship conflict, task conflict and process conflict), past performance feedback and…

Affective responses to work process and outcomes in virtual teams: Effects of communication media and time pressure

Amparo Caballer, Francisco Gracia, José‐María Peiró

To analyze the direct and combined effects of the communication media and time pressure in group work on the affective responses of team members while performing intellective tasks

Effects of task interdependence and type of communication on performance in virtual teams

Ramón Rico, Susan G. Cohen

To investigate the effects of within‐group task interdependence and the degree of communications synchrony on performance in virtual teams (VT).

Idea generation through computer‐mediated communication: The effects of anonymity

João Pissarra, Jorge C. Jesuino

Brainstorming is a well‐known group process for generating new ideas and stimulating creativity. Important as well as robust findings have been achieved in determining which…

Organisational support and group efficacy: A longitudinal study of main and buffer effects

Amparo Osca, Begoña Urien, Genoveva González‐Camino, M. Dolores Martínez‐Pérez, Nuria Martínez‐Pérez

To analyse the influence of three different types of organisational support (supervisor's and colleagues' support, training, and acknowledgement and rewards) on the implementation…

Change‐oriented leadership, satisfaction and performance in work groups: Effects of team climate and group potency

Francisco Gil, Ramón Rico, Carlos M. Alcover, Ángel Barrasa

To analyse the impact of change‐oriented leaders on group outcomes. An explanatory model is proposed, in which the team climate (in particular as it relates to innovation…