In our research study, we expanded existing team effectiveness frameworks by including the multiteam systems (MTS) level of analysis and team temporal processes (Marks, Mathieu & Zaccaro, 2001). In this new publication we synthesized team effectiveness characteristics for each level of analysis (individual, team, mutliteam system) and mapped them against team temporal processes (transition, action, interpersonal). The table below highlights this synthesized model.
Our article is available online and is open source at:
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/8/2/12
Table: MTS Effectiveness Components
| Temporal Process | MTS (boundary spanner) | Team (component team) | Individual |
| Transition | |||
| Mission analysis formulation and planning | Closed–loop communication, duration, genesis, hierarchical arrangement, network, organizational structure | Mission analysis, planning, team mission | |
| Goal specification | National culture, organizational culture, organizational diversity, organizational goals | Accurate problem models, task characteristics, team goal commitment | |
| Strategy formation
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Collaboration with interagency partners, communication structure, functional diversity, geographically dispersion of teams, mode of communication, organizational diversity, organizational policies, power distribution, stage of development, temporal orientation, training, transformation of development | Developing strategy, finishing | |
| Action | |||
| Monitoring progress toward goals | Cue–strategy associations, helping, mutual performance monitoring, problem detection, workload sharing | Leadership (shared), task–related assertiveness | |
| Systems monitoring | Resources | Gathering information | |
| Teams monitoring and backup responses | Adapting, backup supporting behavior, helping, learning from team’s best member, team orientation, workload sharing | Openness to change | |
| Coordination activities | Coordination horizontal, implicit coordination strategies, interdependence, planning, team autonomy | Individual roles, planning, self–management skills, work experience | |
| Interpersonal | |||
| Conflict management | Conflict resolution | ||
| Motivation and confidence building | Motivation of others, rewards | ||
| Affect management | Mutual trust, peer control, shared mental models (TMS), social identity, team cohesion, team empowerment, team learning orientation, team potency, team psychological safety, team satisfaction | Individual autonomy, general skills, trust |
References:
Marks, M. A., Methieu, J. E., & Zaccaro, S. J. (2001). A temporally based framework and taxonomy of team processes. The Academy of Management Review, 26(3), 356-376. doi:10.5465/AMR.2001.4845785
Turner, J. R., Baker, R., Ali, Z., & Thurlow, N. (2020). A new multiteam system (MTS) effectiveness model. Systems, 8, 21. doi:10.3390/systems8020012
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