TY - JOUR
T1 - Antecedents and consequences of team stability on new product development performance
AU - Akgün, Ali E.
AU - Lynn, Gary S.
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - Group member change or team stability is a popular and important topic in the group and organizational behavior literature. Team member stability is viewed as a critical factor for an effectively functioning and performing group. Even though there is a plethora of studies on group member change and stability, research on member stability in cross-functional new product development teams is still lacking. This study explores the antecedent factors that impact new product development team stability as well as its consequences. By studying 211 new product teams, we found: (1) the most direct antecedents of team stability are goal stability and goal support; and (2) team stability has a significantly positive effect on outcome variables including team learning and cycle time. This study also shows that team stability may not be universally good; under some circumstances, such as when there is a high degree of market and technical turbulence, team instability can be advantageous.
AB - Group member change or team stability is a popular and important topic in the group and organizational behavior literature. Team member stability is viewed as a critical factor for an effectively functioning and performing group. Even though there is a plethora of studies on group member change and stability, research on member stability in cross-functional new product development teams is still lacking. This study explores the antecedent factors that impact new product development team stability as well as its consequences. By studying 211 new product teams, we found: (1) the most direct antecedents of team stability are goal stability and goal support; and (2) team stability has a significantly positive effect on outcome variables including team learning and cycle time. This study also shows that team stability may not be universally good; under some circumstances, such as when there is a high degree of market and technical turbulence, team instability can be advantageous.
KW - New product development
KW - Team learning
KW - Team stability
KW - Transactive memory
KW - Unlearning
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U2 - 10.1016/S0923-4748(02)00021-8
DO - 10.1016/S0923-4748(02)00021-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036761136
SN - 0923-4748
VL - 19
SP - 263
EP - 286
JO - Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M
JF - Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M
IS - 3-4
ER -