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Factors Influencing Team Performance: What Can Support Teams in High-Performance Sport Learn from Other Industries? A
Benjamin Salcinovic1,2, Michael Drew3,4, Paul Dijkstra5,6
1Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia. benjamin.salcinovic@aspetar.com.
Sports Medicine - Open
|February 22, 2022
Summary
This review identified four key factors—leadership, supportive behavior, communication, and feedback—that influence team function and performance across industries, offering insights for high-performance sports teams.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Sports Science
- Team Dynamics
Background:
- Investigates factors influencing team function and performance across diverse industries.
- Contextualizes findings within high-performance sport support teams.
- Aims to inform future research on high-performance teamwork in sports.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically scope the literature on factors affecting team function and performance.
- To explore these factors in the context of high-performance sport support teams.
- To identify evidence gaps for future research in sports teamwork.
Main Methods:
- Systematic scoping review of English literature published since 2000.
- Searched multiple databases (e.g., Medline, PsycInfo, SPORTDiscus) using terms like 'team', 'function', 'performance', 'outcome'.
- Included studies reporting team-based performance outcomes with a 'team outcome based' metric.
Main Results:
- 11,735 articles were initially identified; 46 met inclusion criteria after full-text review.
- Key themes emerging: leadership roles/styles (11 studies), performance feedback (3 studies), supportive behavior (12 studies), and team orientation/adaptability (20 studies).
- 27 articles were excluded for lacking a performance metric.
Conclusions:
- Identified four key variables impacting team function and performance: leadership styles, supportive team behavior, communication, and performance feedback.
- Recommends high-performance teams examine these factors to enhance performance.
- Highlights a gap in evidence for high-performance sport teamwork, advocating for future research to address this need.
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