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Dynamic team composition: A theoretical framework exploring potential and kinetic dynamism in team capabilities
Mikhail A Wolfson1, Lauren D'Innocenzo2, Suzanne T Bell3
1Department of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky.
The Journal of Applied Psychology
|December 30, 2021
Summary
Dynamic team composition involves more than just changing members; it includes member development, aligning capabilities with tasks, and improving access to skills. This framework offers guidance for research and practice in managing evolving teams.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Team Dynamics
- Management Science
Background:
- Organizations face complex, changing environments requiring adaptable teams.
- Dynamic team composition is crucial but lacks a unifying theoretical framework.
- Existing research often narrowly defines dynamic composition as membership changes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose an interdisciplinary framework for understanding dynamic team composition.
- To integrate diverse research on dynamic team composition using an energy analogy.
- To offer practical recommendations for research and practice in dynamic teams.
Main Methods:
- Leveraging concepts of potential and kinetic energy as a guiding framework.
- Integrating literature on dynamic team composition from various disciplines.
- Delineating four types of dynamic team composition: staffing, development, situational relevance, and relational resources.
Main Results:
- Identified four key dimensions of dynamic team composition: staffing, development, situational relevance of KSAs, and access to KSAs via relational resources.
- Proposed an energy-based framework to organize and guide research and practice.
- Provided recommendations for designing, measuring, and analyzing dynamic team composition.
Conclusions:
- Dynamic team composition is multifaceted, extending beyond membership changes.
- The proposed framework offers a novel approach to understanding and managing team adaptability.
- Recommendations are provided for advancing research and practical applications in dynamic team composition.
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