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The Innovation Arena: A Method for Comparing Innovative Problem-Solving Across Groups
Published on: May 13, 2022
[The role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and innovation in virtual teams]
Edurne Martínez Moreno1, Virginia Orengo Castellá, Ana Zornoza Abad
1Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain. edurne.martinez@uv.es
Abstract:
This study was conducted to evaluate the moderating role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and team innovation in synchronic computer-mediated communication (SCMC) teams. For this purpose, a laboratory study was carried out in which 26 teams were assigned to the training condition and 24 to the control condition. Results confirmed that SCMC teams develop a negative relationship between task conflict and innovation, but also revealed that self-guided training may slow these counterproductive effects down. Our study provides new evidence of the linear relationship between task conflict and team innovation in SCMC teams, extending previous research findings obtained in face-to-face teams to virtual context and suggest that self-guided training can be useful for virtual team innovation.
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