TIME PRESSURE AND TEAM PERFORMANCE: AN ATTENTIONAL FOCUS INTEGRATION

Abstract

Despite the potentially vital implications of time pressure for group performance in general and team effectiveness in particular, research has traditionally neglected the study of time limits and group effectiveness. We examine the small, but growing, body of research addressing the effect of time pressure on group performance and introduce our Attentional Focus Model of group effectiveness (Karau & Kelly, 1992). We examine recent research on the utility of the model and identify selected implications of the model for how time pressure may interact with other factors such as task type, group structure, and personality to influence team performance. Finally, we discuss methodological issues of studying attention, interaction processes, and team performance.

Citation

Karau, S.J. and Kelly, J.R. (2004), "TIME PRESSURE AND TEAM PERFORMANCE: AN ATTENTIONAL FOCUS INTEGRATION", Blount, S. (Ed.) Time in Groups (Research on Managing Groups and Teams, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 185-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1534-0856(03)06009-2