|
|
|
| Double-Edged Sword Effect of Team Diversity on Team Creativity: A Meta Analytic Evidence |
| HUANG Qiufeng1,TANG Ningyu2,GE Minglei3 |
1. School of Political Science and Public Administration, Huaqiao University
2. Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University
3. Business College, Shangdong Jianzhu University
|
|
|
|
|
Abstract Studies on exploring the relationship between team diversity and team creativity has become a key issue both in academy and practice. With the meta-analysis approach, we reviewed Chinese and English literatures to investigate the effect of team diversity (task-related and relationship-related) on team creativity and compare and examine the functions of the two intermediary mechanisms: the knowledge sharing based on information resource theory and interpersonal conflict based on social conflict theory. Results show that: (1) Relationship diversity has negative effect on team creativity through relationship conflict; (2) Task-related diversity affect team creativity via two psychological mechanisms from two perspectives, which has negative effect on relationship conflict and has positive effect on knowledge sharing; (3) Compared with relationship conflict, task-related diversity has more positive effect on team creativity though knowledge sharing.
|
|
Received: 20 May 2018
Published: 15 September 2018
|
|
Corresponding Authors:
GE Minglei
E-mail: geminglei@126.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018, Vol. 38 
浙公网安备 33011802000512号