Future orientation and team performance in creative tasks

Individuals differ in their perception of time. Time perspectives have been delineated as an explanatory factor for individual productivity and may also affect collaborative outcomes. In this study, we analyze the impact of variation in future orientation in dyads on their performance when confronted with a simple incentivized creative task. For this purpose, we applied a pre-experimental research design measuring team performance in terms of quantity and quality. Results indicate that a teams future orientation affects its performance positively.