Artikel

Flow Experience and Team Performance: The Role of Team Goal Commitment and Information Exchange

While a number of studies show that the flow experience is related to different outcomes at the individual level, the role of flow in work teams remains unclear. This study contributes to the advancement of knowledge on flow by testing the relationships between this psychological state, team goal commitment and team performance. Data were gathered from 85 teams comprised of graduate and undergraduate students who participated in a project management simulation. The results show that the flow experience is positively related to team performance. This relationship is mediated by team goal commitment and moderated by the level of information exchange between team members. In practical terms, the results of this study show that managers should implement interventions fostering the flow experience in their teams, while at the same time encouraging information exchange between members.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Motivation and Emotion ; ISSN: 1573-6644 ; Volume: 38 ; Year: 2014 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 120-130 ; New York: Springer US

Classification
Wirtschaft
Subject
flow experience
team performance
goals commitment
information exchange

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Aubé, Caroline
Brunelle, Éric
Rousseau, Vincent
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Springer US
ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
(where)
New York
(when)
2014

DOI
doi:10.1007/s11031-013-9365-2
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  • Artikel

Associated

  • Aubé, Caroline
  • Brunelle, Éric
  • Rousseau, Vincent
  • Springer US
  • ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Time of origin

  • 2014

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