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Goal orientation: effects on backing up behavior, performance, efficacy, and commitment in teams.

Christopher O L H Porter1

  • 1Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4221, USA. colhp@tamu.edu

The Journal of Applied Psychology
|August 3, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Team goal orientation influences team dynamics. A learning orientation enhances team backing up, efficacy, and commitment, while performance orientation

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Team Dynamics
  • Human Resources

Background:

  • Goal orientation theory is crucial for understanding team functioning.
  • Examining the predictive validity of team goal orientation on process and outcome variables is essential for effective team management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the predictive validity of team goal orientation on team process and outcome variables.
  • To explore the complex relationship between performance orientation, task performance, and team efficacy and commitment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized mean goal orientation scores as team input variables.
  • Analyzed the relationships between learning orientation, performance orientation, task performance, and team outcomes such as backing up behavior, efficacy, and commitment.

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Main Results:

  • Learning orientation positively predicted backing up behavior, efficacy, and commitment.
  • Performance orientation's effects on efficacy and commitment were moderated by task performance.
  • Specifically, performance orientation negatively impacted efficacy with low task performance and positively impacted commitment with high task performance.

Conclusions:

  • Team goal orientation, particularly learning orientation, is a significant predictor of positive team processes and outcomes.
  • Task performance moderates the impact of performance orientation, highlighting the need for nuanced staffing strategies.
  • Findings offer implications for goal orientation theory, team research, and practical team staffing decisions.