Author ORCID Identifier
Reiter-Palmon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8259-4516
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-18-2021
Publication Title
Frontiers in Psychology
Volume
12
Abstract
Research on teams and teamwork has flourished in the last few decades. Much of what we know about teams and teamwork comes from research using short-term student teams in the lab, teams in larger organizations, and, more recently, teams in rather unique and extreme environments. The context in which teams operate influences team composition, processes, and effectiveness. Small organizations are an understudied and often overlooked context that presents a rich opportunity to augment our understanding of teams and team dynamics. In this paper, we discuss how teams and multi-team systems in small organizations may differ from those found in larger organizations. Many of these differences present both methodological and practical challenges to studying team composition and processes in small complex organizational settings. We advocate for applying and accepting new and less widely used methodological approaches to advance our understanding of the science of teams and teamwork in such contexts.
Recommended Citation
Reiter-Palmon R, Kennel V and Allen JA (2021) Teams in Small Organizations: Conceptual, Methodological, and Practical Considerations. Front. Psychol. 12:530291. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.530291
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Comments
This is an article first published by Frontiers Media in Frontiers in Psychology on March 18, 2021 and is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.530291
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