TASK STRUCTURE, WORK STRUCTURE, AND TEAM PERFORMANCE

Factorially examined 3 different work structures with 2 levels of task structure and 2 levels of task organization using 2-man teams in a multiple cue inference task in an initial test of the Dickinson-Naylor taxonomy of team performance. All teams performed for 200 trials. Task structure significantly influenced team achievement, consistency, and matching, while task organization influenced only team achievement and matching behavior. Work structure failed to show any effect upon performance except in terms of the degree to which team responses could be predicted from individual member responses. (22 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.