Team Dynamics Theory: Nomological network among cohesion, team mental models, coordination, and collective efficacy

Filho, Edson orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-8548-4651 (2019) Team Dynamics Theory: Nomological network among cohesion, team mental models, coordination, and collective efficacy. Sport Sciences for Health, 15 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1824-7490

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-018-0519-1

Abstract

I put forth a theoretical framework, namely Team Dynamics Theory (TDT), to address the need for a parsimonious yet integrated, explanatory and systemic view of team dynamics. In TDT, I integrate team processes and outputs and explain their relationships within a systemic view of team dynamics. Specifically, I propose a generative nomological network linking cohesion, team mental models, coordination, collective efficacy, and team outcomes. From this nomological conceptualization, I illustrate how myriad alternative models can be derived to account for variance in different working teams, each comprised of unique members, and embedded in singular contexts. I outline TDT’s applied implications for team development, the enhancement of team functioning, and the profiling of team resilience. I conclude by discussing how TDT’s ontological and nomological propositions can be tested through various theoretical inquiries, methodological approaches, and intervention-based studies.


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