Linking perceived external prestige and collective identification to collaborative behaviors in R&D teams

Abraham Carmeli*, Roy Gelbard, Riki Goldriech

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Abstract

Research efforts have long been directed at understanding variations in collaborative behaviors among work teams with burgeoning interest in teams operating in knowledge-intensive settings. One of the largely unexplained issues is how does team image and collective identification facilitate collaborative behaviors. Here, survey data were collected from nineteen highly technical work teams engaging in software development in an R&D division of a multinational NASDAQ firm involved in multimedia communications and information processing technology. The relationships between perceived external prestige, collective team identification and team collaborative behaviors were examined. The results of the team-level analyses suggest that perceived external prestige augments collective team identification (measured at Time 1), which in turn engenders a high degree of collaboration and interaction within the team (measured at Time 2). When past team performance was controlled for, the results consistently supported the hypothesized model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8199-8207
Number of pages9
JournalExpert Systems with Applications
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

Keywords

  • Collaborative behaviors
  • Identification
  • R&D teams

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