Predictors of Peer Perceptions of Teamwork Competence: A Field Study of Virtual Teams

dc.contributor.advisorBeier, Margareten_US
dc.creatorOxendahl, Tim Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-31T20:30:46Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-05-31T20:30:46Zen_US
dc.date.created2023-05en_US
dc.date.issued2022-12-20en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2023en_US
dc.date.updated2023-05-31T20:30:46Zen_US
dc.description.abstractPeer ratings of team member competence, or the extent to which fellow team members are perceived to be capable of contributing to a team, are an important predictor of team viability and success. Drawing on trait activation theory (Tett & Burnett, 2003), this study examines the influence of personality and psychological safety on peer ratings of teamwork competence, along with the mediating influence of objectively measured speaking time via path analysis. I hypothesized that a) speaking time would be positively related to peer perceptions of teamwork competence, b) the personality traits of extraversion, emotional stability, and conscientiousness as well as individual perceptions of team psychological safety would be positively related to both speaking time and peer perceptions of teamwork competence, and that c) these traits and attitudes would be indirectly related to peer perceptions of teamwork competence via speaking time. Data for this study came from student (110 individuals distributed across 21 teams) teams working on complex, open-ended team design projects over the course of the spring 2021 semester. This longitudinal dataset contained self-report and peer-report data, as well as objective speaking behaviors extracted from naturally occurring virtual team meetings. The results showed significant relationships between speaking time and teamwork competence and between psychological safety and teamwork competence. However, no significant indirect effects were found (e.g., the effect of personality and psychology safety on teamwork competence via speaking time). This study sheds light on the ways in which individual attitudes and behaviors influence how people are perceived in a team.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationOxendahl, Tim A. "Predictors of Peer Perceptions of Teamwork Competence: A Field Study of Virtual Teams." (2022) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/114897">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/114897</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114897en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectTeamworken_US
dc.subjectPersonalityen_US
dc.subjectPsychological Safetyen_US
dc.subjectMeetingsen_US
dc.titlePredictors of Peer Perceptions of Teamwork Competence: A Field Study of Virtual Teamsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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