Journal
SMALL GROUP RESEARCH
Volume 53, Issue 5, Pages 644-669Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/10464964211073590
Keywords
intrusions; meetings; relational communication; team dynamics
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This study investigates the influence of intrusions on team interaction, specifically focusing on relational communication. Three different theoretical perspectives on how team interaction changes in response to meeting intrusions are discussed. Behavioral data from twelve teams were analyzed using lag sequential analysis, revealing several changes in teams' use of relational communication in response to intrusions. While these changes align primarily with one perspective (task-focused), some results also support other perspectives.
Despite their prevalence in daily teamwork, little is known about the influence of intrusions on teams. Therefore, the effect of intrusions on team interaction was investigated, focusing on relational communication. Three different theoretical perspectives regarding team interaction changes in response to a meeting intrusion are discussed. These perspectives were mapped onto fine-grained behavioral data from twelve teams (N = 4,627 sense units) by means of lag sequential analysis. Teams' use of relational communication changed in several ways in response to the intrusion. While these changes fit best with one perspective (task-focused), several results also align with other perspectives.
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