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Title: The Relationship Between Dispositional Positive Affect and Team Performance: An Empirical Study

Authors: Tianjiao Qiu; Vicki M. Scherwin

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Abstract: Research has established the impact of affectivity on a range of organizational outcomes. However, empirical works on how dispositional affect the tendency to experience positive emotions influences team outcomes are lacking. The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate how dispositional positive affect impacts team performance and how individual team member's task performance and team interactions including team learning and interpersonal citizenship behaviors, mediate the relationship. Results from new product student teams demonstrate that dispositional positive affect promotes both individual team member's task performance and team interactions, yet only team interactions contribute to overall team performance.

Keywords: Dispositional positive affect; team performance; team interactions; task performance; empirical study.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2014.141224

Journal of Business and Management, 2014 Vol.20 No.2, pp.51 - 69

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *