APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
A Few Good Men? Gender Composition, Conflict, and Team Performance
- Julie Blandford
Towson University - Lisa Delise
Salem College - Abby Mello
Towson University - Alaina Akcakaya
Towson University - Kristen Halsey
Towson University - Melanie Morris
Towson University
Abstract
The present study investigated the effect of gender diversity on performance and affective and task conflict in a decision making task. Gender diverse teams had more affective (but not task) conflict. Both types of conflict were, in turn, negatively related to performance. Affective conflict fully mediated the diversity–performance relationship.
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