Week 5: Handke, Klonek, Parker & Kauffeld (2019) Interactive Effect of Team Virtuality and Work Design on Team Functioning

Question 1

Handke’s et al. study is a meta-analysis of how ____ impacts ____. The moderating variable here is ____.

Answer 1

team virtuality
team functionality
team design

Question 2

In virtual contexts, teams are able to overcome what problem?

Answer 2

geographic dispersion

Question 3

Geographic dispersion refers to the extent to which…

Answer 3

team members are working from different locations and are spatially and/or temporarily separated

Question 4

What issues do teams face in virtual contexts now more than ever?

Answer 4

creating trust or interactions

overcoming time and language barriers

Question 5

The authors essentially want to answer one question. What is that question?

Answer 5

Under what circumstances can teamwork function virtually?

Question 6

Virtual teams are team who collaborate towards a common goal under what conditions?

Answer 6

geographical, temporal or organisational dispersion, so that communication and coordination are predominantly based on electronic communication media

Question 7

Technology use is the extent to which team members use virtual tools ____ and ____, rather than _____ communication.

Answer 7

lower informational value and synchronicity

face-to-face

Question 8

What are the two core dimensions of virtual teams?

Answer 8

technology use and geographic dispersion

Question 9

Knowledge characteristics are knowledge-required aspects that are…

they are a key type of ____.

Answer 9

required by a job

motivational work design

Question 10

What are the five aspects of knowledge characteristics in this study?

Answer 10

task complexity, task non-routineness, task uncertainty, problem-solving, information processing

Question 11

Knowledge characteristics is part of what variable in this study?

Answer 11

team work design

Question 12

The moderating variable of the relationship between team virtuality and team functioning consists of what aspects?

Answer 12

interdependence
knowledge characteristics
job demands
job resources

Question 13

The two mediating variables between team virtuality and team outcomes are…?

Answer 13

emergent states - e.g. cognitive, affective or motivational team states
processes - e.g. interdependent acts that convert inputs to outcomes

Question 14

The two team functioning outcomes are which?

Answer 14

performance and well-being outcomes

Question 15

The independent variable in this context is which?

Answer 15

team virtuality, consisting of dispersion and technological use

Question 16

The moderating variable in this study specifies and defines what?

Answer 16

specifies team membership and defines the structure of a teams tasks, goals and member roles

Question 17

The mediating variable in this study explains what?

Answer 17

why certain inputs affect team effectiveness

Question 18

The two outcomes in this study are the result of what?

Answer 18

they’re the result and by-products of team activities (mood, feelings, but also the performance-wise)

Question 19

The authors found ____ results of the effects of widespread use of virtual collaboration.

Answer 19

mixed

Question 20

The authors found that in certain settings, virtual collaboration can lead to either … or …

Answer 20

various benefits for the organisation, teams and individuals

performance losses by impeding crucial team processes

Question 21

Which knowledge characteristics were found to have a negative effect on what team functioning variables?

In other words, what does that mean?

Answer 21

knowledge char.: complexity, ambiguity, problem-solving
team functioning: trust, performance

The more complex and uncertain tasks are and the more problem-solving they require, the less effective virtual collaboration is for mutual trust and performance

Question 22

Which job demands were found to largely impair team functioning in virtual settings?

In English, what does that mean?

Answer 22

role ambiguity, time pressure

the more unsure employees are about their roles and responsibilities and the more time pressure there is on a task, the less likely it will be that virtual settings lead to the performance outcomes one may want

Question 23

Which job resources were found to have a positive effect on team functionality in virtual settings?

In simple words, what does that mean?

Answer 23

feedback, social support and autonomy

the more feedback and support a virtual team receives and the more they can choose themselves how they walk towards their goal, the better for the overall team functioning

Question 24

Which moderating variable was found to increase virtual team member’s motivation, learning and creativity?

However, what do you have to keep in mind about this?

Answer 24

high task interdependence

though, high task interdependence requires more communication, which is harder, the more dispersed the team is

Question 25

Link the moderator to its effect on team functionality in virtual settings:

negative effect (x2), mixed effect, positive effect

a. task interdependence
b. knowledge characteristics
c. high levels of job demands
d. job resources

Answer 25

a. mixed
b. negative
c. negative
d. positive

Question 26

Limitations:
1. the largest research gap is the lack of studies looking at…

2. the dimension of virtuality…
3. most prior research has been done on ____ effects, while the authors are looking at ____ effects.

Answer 26

1. the interaction effects of team virtuality and work design
2. can change over time
3. individual-level; team-level

Question 27

Which of the following sets with elements of Work Team design would be the best for the functionality of a virtual team according to Handke, Klonek, Parker, and Kauffeld (2020)?

a. High job autonomy, low task complexity, low time pressure
b. Low job autonomy, high task complexity, high time pressure
c. Low job autonomy, low tasks complexity, low time pressure
d. High job autonomy, low tasks complexity, high time pressure

Answer 27

a.