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Promoting group potency in project teams: The importance of group identification
Author(s) -
Lee Cynthia,
Farh JiingLih,
Chen ZhiJun
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.741
Subject(s) - potency , multinational corporation , group (periodic table) , identification (biology) , group identification , interdependence , psychology , social psychology , sociology , business , chemistry , social science , biochemistry , botany , organic chemistry , finance , in vitro , biology
We examined the antecedents and consequences of group potency in 71 multinational project teams in the Greater China region. We extended the theoretical basis of group potency by employing group identification theory. Results showed that group identification was one of the key factors in developing group potency. Further, fostering the acceptance of group goals that are interdependent was important for increasing group identification. We discuss the implications of our findings for future research. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.