The effects of task complexity and time pressure upon team productivity

The effects of task complexity and time pressure upon team productivity

Using 72 college students as Ss, team productivity was studied under a contract with the Office of Naval Research. 24 3-man teams performed assembly tasks under 2 levels of difficulty and 3 levels of time pressure. The task should be complex enough to reduce boredom but not exceed a moderate acceler...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied psychology 1960-02, Vol.44 (1), p.34-38
Hauptverfasser: Pepinsky, Pauline N, Pepinsky, Harold B, Pavlik, William B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
College Students
Employee Productivity
Human
Productivity
Task Complexity
Teams
Time
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Zusammenfassung:Using 72 college students as Ss, team productivity was studied under a contract with the Office of Naval Research. 24 3-man teams performed assembly tasks under 2 levels of difficulty and 3 levels of time pressure. The task should be complex enough to reduce boredom but not exceed a moderate acceleration of time pressure.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/h0039877