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Article: Can self selection create high-performing teams?
Title | Can self selection create high-performing teams? |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Field experiment Group formation Self selection Teamwork |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Citation | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2018, v. 148, p. 20-33 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Does the way that teams are formed affect their productivity? To address this question, we run an experiment comparing different methods of team formation: (1) random assignment; (2) self selection; and (3) algorithm assignment designed to maximize skill complementarity. We find that self selection creates high-performing teams. These teams perform better on a team task than randomly-assigned teams and as well as those assigned using the algorithm. Exploring the mechanism, we find evidence that, when given the choice, individuals self select into teams primarily based on their social networks and exert higher effort towards the team task. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/326152 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.326 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, Roy | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gong, Jie | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-09T09:58:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-09T09:58:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2018, v. 148, p. 20-33 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0167-2681 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/326152 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Does the way that teams are formed affect their productivity? To address this question, we run an experiment comparing different methods of team formation: (1) random assignment; (2) self selection; and (3) algorithm assignment designed to maximize skill complementarity. We find that self selection creates high-performing teams. These teams perform better on a team task than randomly-assigned teams and as well as those assigned using the algorithm. Exploring the mechanism, we find evidence that, when given the choice, individuals self select into teams primarily based on their social networks and exert higher effort towards the team task. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization | - |
dc.subject | Field experiment | - |
dc.subject | Group formation | - |
dc.subject | Self selection | - |
dc.subject | Teamwork | - |
dc.title | Can self selection create high-performing teams? | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jebo.2018.02.004 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85044666589 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 148 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 20 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 33 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000432506700002 | - |