OBJECTIVE This research effort leveraged the science of training to guide a taxonomic integration and a series of meta-analyses to gauge the effectiveness and boundary conditions of team training interventions for enhancing team outcomes. BACKGROUND Disparate effect sizes across primary studies have made it difficult to determine the true strength of the relationships between team training te...

This paper highlights the importance of team influence in affecting professionals' acceptance of large-scale information systems. A longitudinal study involving 103 physicians was conducted with two data collections performed three months apart. The results show that team influence has a significant effect on perceived usefulness, but not on perceived ease of use, and that satisfaction with usi...

Individuals’ knowledge networks are widely considered to contribute substantially to the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations. While the positive effects of knowledge networks as a primary driver of social capital have recently received considerable research attention, potential determinants of individuals’ network building have not yet been adequately addressed. In this study, we inve...

Nurses occupy a central position in today's increasingly collaborative health care teams that place a premium on quality patient care. In this study we examined critical team processes and identified specific nurse-team communication practices that were perceived by team members to enhance patient outcomes. Fifty patient-care team members were interviewed to uncover forms of nurse communication...

Drawing upon literatures on strategic alliances, teams, and diversity, we propose that strategic alliance team diversity warrants further examination. We suggest that strategic alliance team coordination moderates the relationship between strategic alliance team diversity and effectiveness. Specifically, we hypothesize that coordination strengthens the negative relationship between observable d...