Team conflict management and team effectiveness: The effects of task interdependence and team identification

Anit Somech, Helena Syna Desivilya, Helena Lidogoster

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Abstract

The present study explores the dynamics of conflict management as a team phenomenon. The study examines how the input variable of task structure (task interdependence) is related to team conflict management style (cooperative versus competitive) and to team performance, and how team identity moderates these relationships. Seventy-seven intact work teams from high-technology companies participated in the study. Results revealed that at high levels of team identity, task interdependence was positively associated with the cooperative style of conflict management, which in turn fostered team performance. Although a negative association was found between competitive style and team performance, this style of team conflict management did not mediate between the interactive effect of task interdependence and team identity on team performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)359-378
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Organizational Behavior
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Applied Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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