First Look: May 5, 2009 — HBS Working Knowledge - The Diigo Meta page

• 20 Mar 10
  

  Brenda Young
  • In other words, the more important the project, the less effective the team: performance pressure results in teams reverting to less effective ways of divvying up influence over their end product, in turn leading to lower performance ratings for the whole team."
• 06 May 09
  

  Andy Bold

  hbs business teams teamdynamics performance pressure

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  Bertrand Duperrin

  With so many experts on a team, why does the result sometimes prove disappointing? New research by HBS professor Heidi K. Gardner probes the social dynamics of teamwork in knowledge-intensive settings, such as professional service firms, and the accompanying pressure to perform at the highest caliber. Her findings suggest that teams may yield right-of-way to colleagues with higher authority and thus miss out on the potential contributions of lower-status team members who know more about the client's needs.

  teamwork performance pressure knowledge management

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