Subgroup identification and trust in multinational teams

Arman, Gamze; Bell, Suzanne

Abstract

In this study, team-related perceptions of members of multinational teams (MNTs) (i.e., teams consisting of members from different national backgrounds) were examined using the Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) framework of team effectiveness (Ilgen, Hollenbeck, Johnson & Jundt 2005). The primary purpose was to examine (i) the effects of key team characteristics (i.e., nationality diversity and degree of virtuality), individual-level characteristics (i.e., collectivism orientation and diversity beliefs), and team leader’s effectiveness on in-group, out-group, and team identification in MNTs, (ii) the effects of in-group, out-group, and team identification on team members’ trust in their teams, and (iii) the effect of team trust on an individual-level output (i.e., commitment to team), based on the premises of Categorization-Elaboration Model (CEM; van Knippenberg, De Dreu & Homan 2004). The model posits that positive affective and evaluative reactions (e.g., identification with the team) is one of the main factors that strengthen the positive effect of diversity on elaboration of task-relevant information and that this elaboration results in higher performance.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: 32nd Conference of British Academy of Management
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2018
• Publication Date: Sep 5, 2018
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: multinational teams, subgroup formation
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/860989
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : 32nd Conference of British Academy of Management