Organization and Strategy Seminar（2015-12）

Topic：New Perspectives in Teams Research: A Social Network Perspective

Speaker:Ning Li, University of Iowa

Time: Friday, 25 December, 10:00-11:30 am

Location: Room 110, Guanghua Building 2

Abstract:

Conventional wisdom often assumes that team performance is determined by the majority of team members. As a result, contemporary team research tends to adopt a heuristic, simplified model to study teams by focusing on team overall properties (e.g., the average of team personality and behavior), while neglecting the unique influences of specific members on team outcomes. Specifically, previous studies relyon a questionable assumption that individuals within a team tend to be interchangeable and play an equal role in driving team success (i.e., isomorphism, Kozlowski & Klein, 2000). However, in a set of studies, drawing from a social network perspective, we demonstrate some most exciting advancement in teams research and study teams from a “microdynamic” perspective.We hope that our study will catalyze future research to continue this line of research.

Bio:

Ning Li (ning-li-1@uiowa.edu) is an assistant professor of Management and Organizations at University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. His research focuses onteam effectiveness, social network, and leadership. He has authored several articles on topics such as leadership, increasing the effectiveness of teams, personality and individual differences. His articles have appeared in such journals as the Academy of Management Review, the Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and Leadership Quarterly. In 2014, he won the college-wide Early Career Research Award in the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. He is a current editorial board member for Journal of Organizational Behavior and serves as a Ad Hoc Review for Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management and others.

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