Teams as Complex Adaptive Systems: Reviewing 17 Years of Research

Ramos Villagrasa, P.J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Marques-Quinteiro, P. ; Navarro, J. ; Rico, R.

Resumen: At the turn of the century, Arrow, McGrath, and Berdahl portrayed teams as complex adaptive systems (CAS). And yet, despite broad agreement that this approach facilitates a better understanding of teams, it has only now been timidly incorporated into team research. To help fully incorporate the logic of teams as CAS in the science of teams, we review extant research on teams approached from a nonlinear dynamical system theory. Using a systematic review approach, we selected 92 articles published over the last 17 years to integrate what we know about teams as CAS. Our review reveals the evidence supporting teams as CAS, and the set of analytical techniques to analyze team data from this perspective. This review contributes to teams’ theory and practice by offering ways to identify both research methods and managing techniques that scholars and practitioners may apply to study and manage teams as CAS.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1177/1046496417713849

Año: 2018

Publicado en: SMALL GROUP RESEARCH 49, 2 (2018), 135-176
ISSN: 1046-4964

Factor impacto JCR: 1.222 (2018)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED rank: 58 / 82 = 0.707 (2018) - Q3 - T3
Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL rank: 47 / 63 = 0.746 (2018) - Q3 - T3
Categ. JCR: MANAGEMENT rank: 171 / 217 = 0.788 (2018) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.933 - Social Psychology (Q1) - Applied Psychology (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PSI2012-31135
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PSI-2013-44854-R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicología Social (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)