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  • Organizational Behavior
  • Group Dynamics

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  • Intragroup conflict is a significant factor in team dynamics and performance.
  • Understanding the antecedents of conflict, particularly member psychological needs, is crucial.
  • Previous research has not fully explored the impact of group composition of psychological needs on conflict types.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationships between psychological needs (achievement, affiliation, power) within groups, intragroup conflict (task, relationship, status), and group performance.
  • To examine how the average and dispersion of member psychological needs influence different types of conflict.
  • To explore the moderating role of open communication on these relationships.

Main Methods:

  • Multisource data collection from 145 organizational teams.
  • Analysis of within-group average and dispersion of psychological needs.
  • Examination of relationships between need composition, conflict types, and group performance.

Main Results:

  • Group composition of need for achievement linked to task conflict.
  • Group composition of need for affiliation linked to relationship conflict.
  • Group composition of need for power linked to status conflict.
  • Open communication moderated some of these relationships.
  • Task conflict positively predicted group performance; relationship conflict negatively predicted it.

Conclusions:

  • Psychological needs within groups are significant drivers of intragroup conflict.
  • The composition of psychological needs influences specific conflict types, affecting group performance.
  • Addressing motivational aspects of psychological needs can help manage conflict and enhance group effectiveness.