TY - JOUR AB - This study investigates the benefits and detriments of emotional and task‐related conflict in work groups. Group value consensus (GVC), or the extent to which group members share values, and group value fit (GVF), or the degree to which the culture of the group matches the ideal culture envisioned by external parties with control over the group, are hypothesized to decrease conflict. In examining 88 workgroups performing comparable organizational tasks, it was found that groups with low levels of value similarity among members and between the group and governing superiors had higher levels of conflict than groups with high levels of value similarity. As hypothesized, emotional conflict was negatively associated with group performance and satisfaction, while task conflict was positively associated with group performance. The implications of these results for conflict management and group effectiveness are discussed. VL - 5 IS - 3 SN - 1044-4068 DO - 10.1108/eb022744 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022744 AU - Jehn Karen A. PY - 1994 Y1 - 1994/01/01 TI - ENHANCING EFFECTIVENESS: AN INVESTIGATION OF ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF VALUE‐BASED INTRAGROUP CONFLICT T2 - International Journal of Conflict Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 223 EP - 238 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -