Advanced Topics on Teams and Teamwork 2022HT Status Running - no longer open for registrations School IDA-gemensam (IDA) Division COIN Owner Erik Prytz

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Course plan

Recommended for

Doctoral students interested in teams and teams research.

Prerequisites

Accepted to a doctoral program at Linköping University.

Course objectives

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

- identify, describe, and discuss current and historical theories, definitions and frameworks for teams and teamwork

- verbally and in writing critically review, contrast, discuss, and explain theories of teamwork as applied to different practice domains

- identify current research gaps in teams research

- design scientific studies for further research on topics related to teams and teamwork

Course structure

The course is conducted as a seminar series with assigned reading and a final written examination.

Course content

The course covers topics related to teams, teamwork, and teams research, including:
-Definitions and frameworks for understanding teams
-Important theories for explaining team phenomena
-Components and processes of teams, such as leadership
-Learning in teams
-Team decision making
-Team research methods and approaches

Course schedule

One seminar each 2-3 weeks for one semester, for a total of six seminars. The specific dates are determined based on the availability of the teachers and students.

Course examination

Active participation in at least five out of six seminars.
Individual, written examination in the form of a reflection paper.

Credit

6 ECTS

Grades

Two-grade scale, Pass / Fail

Course Literature

This course literature list is preliminary and will be further updated prior to the course start.

Seminar 1:
Driskell, J. E., Salas, E., & Driskell, T. (2018). Foundations of teamwork and collaboration. American Psychologist, 73(4), 334–348. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000241

Mathieu, J. E., Hollenbeck, J. R., van Knippenberg, D., & Ilgen, D. R. (2017). A century of work teams in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(3), 452–467. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000128

Hollenbeck, J. R., Beersma, B., & Schouten, M. E. (2012). Beyond Team Types and Taxonomies: A Dimensional Scaling Conceptualization for Team Description. Academy of Management Review, 37(1), 82–106. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2010.0181

Kozlowski, S. W. J., & Bell, B. S. (2013). Work groups and teams in organizations. In N. W. Schmitt, S. Highhouse, & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Industrial and organizational psychology (pp. 412–469). John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

Shuffler, M. L., & Carter, D. R. (2018). Teamwork situated in multiteam systems: Key lessons learned and future opportunities. American Psychologist, 73(4), 390–406. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000322


Seminar 2:
Marks, M. A., Mathieu, J. E., & Zaccaro, S. J. (2001). A TEMPORALLY BASED FRAMEWORK AND TAXONOMY OF TEAM PROCESSES. Academy of Management Review, 26(3), 356–376.

Lepine, J. A., Piccolo, R. F., Jackson, C. L., Mathieu, J. E., & Saul, J. R. (2008). A META-ANALYSIS OF TEAMWORK PROCESSES: TESTS OF A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEAM EFFECTIVENESS CRITERIA. Personnel Psychology, 2008(61), 273–307.

Ilgen, D. R., Hollenbeck, J. R., Johnson, M., & Jundt, D. (2005). Teams in Organizations: From Input-Process-Output Models to IMOI Models. Annual Review of Psychology, 56(1), 517–543. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.56.091103.070250

Salas, E., Sims, D. E., & Shawn Burke, C. (2005). Is there A ‘big five’ in teamwork? Small Group Research, 36(5), 555–599. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496405277134

Salas, E., Shuffler, M. L., Thayer, A. L., Bedwell, W. L., & Lazzara, E. H. (2015). Understanding and Improving Teamwork in Organizations: A Scientifically Based Practical Guide. Human Resource Management, 54(4), 599–622. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21628


Seminar 3:
Shapiro, M. J., Gardner, R., Godwin, S. A., Jay, G. D., Lindquist, D. G., Salisbury, M. L., & Salas, E. (2008). Defining Team Performance for Simulation-based Training: Methodology, Metrics, and Opportunities for Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine, 15(11), 1088–1097. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00251.x

Mathieu, J., Maynard, M. T., Rapp, T., & Gilson, L. (2008). Team Effectiveness 1997-2007: A Review of Recent Advancements and a Glimpse Into the Future. Journal of Management, 34(3), 410–476. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206308316061

Morgeson, F. P., DeRue, D. S., & Karam, E. P. (2010). Leadership in Teams: A Functional Approach to Understanding Leadership Structures and Processes. Journal of Management, 36(1), 5–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206309347376

Feitosa, J., Grossman, R., & Salazar, M. (2018). Debunking key assumptions about teams: The role of culture. American Psychologist, 73(4), 376–389. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000256


Seminar 4:
Kayes, A. B., Kayes, D. C., & Kolb, D. A. (2005). Experiential learning in teams. Simulation & Gaming, 36(3), 330–354. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878105279012

Aguinis, H., & Kraiger, K. (2009). Benefits of Training and Development for Individuals and Teams, Organizations, and Society. Annual Review of Psychology, 60(1), 451–474. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163505

Villado, A. J., & Arthur, W. (2013). The comparative effect of subjective and objective after-action reviews on team performance on a complex task. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(3), 514–528. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031510
Fernandez, R., Vozenilek, J. A., Hegarty, C. B., Motola, I., Reznek, M., Phrampus, P. E., & Kozlowski,

S. W. J. (2008). Developing Expert Medical Teams: Toward an Evidence-based Approach. Academic Emergency Medicine, 15(11), 1025–1036. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00232.x


Seminar 5:
Jones, P. E., & Roelofsma, P. H. M. P. (2000). The potential for social contextual and group biases in team decision-making: Biases, conditions and psychological mechanisms. Ergonomics, 43(8), 1129–1152. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130050084914

Hollenbeck, J. R., Ilgen, D. R., Sego, D. J., Hedlund, J., Major, D. A., & Phillips, J. (1995). Multilevel theory of team decision making: Decision performance in teams incorporating distributed expertise. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80(2), 292–316. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.80.2.292

May, B., Milne, R., Shawyer, A., Meenaghan, A., & Ribbers, E. (2022). Identifying Challenges to Critical Incident Decision-Making through a Macro-, Meso-, Micro- Lens: A Systematic Synthesis and Holistic Narrative Analysis [Preprint]. In Review. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1835388/v1


Seminar 6:
Kozlowski, S. W. J., & Chao, G. T. (2018). Unpacking team process dynamics and emergent phenomena: Challenges, conceptual advances, and innovative methods. American Psychologist, 73(4), 576–592. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000245

Kozlowski, S. W. J., & Ilgen, D. R. (2006). Enhancing the Effectiveness of Work Groups and Teams. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 7(3), 77–124. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-1006.2006.00030.x

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