Broadening Our View of Effectiveness in the Next Era of Teams Scholarship

In this essay, I argue for expanding our definitions of team effectiveness. I highlight how the same dynamics that support coordination and team performance can also enable collective harm, and I suggest that more fully capturing the moral consequences of teamwork will help us maximize the potential of teams in an increasingly complex, technology-mediated world.

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Small Group Research
Published
2026-03-16
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https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964261430716
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Team Dynamics and Performance
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Broadening Our View of Effectiveness in the Next Era of Teams Scholarship

Trevor Spoelma
Small Group Research
Team Dynamics and Performance
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Broadening Our View of Effectiveness in the Next Era of Teams Scholarship

Trevor Spoelma
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Abstract

In this essay, I argue for expanding our definitions of team effectiveness. I highlight how the same dynamics that support coordination and team performance can also enable collective harm, and I suggest that more fully capturing the moral consequences of teamwork will help us maximize the potential of teams in an increasingly complex, technology-mediated world.

Small Group Research
University of Iowa (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 27%
Team Dynamics and Performance
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