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Team Racial Composition, Member Attitudes, and Performance: A Field Study
Author(s) -
Townsend Anthony M.,
Scott K. Dow
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/0019-8676.00210
Subject(s) - team composition , composition (language) , racial composition , psychology , social psychology , racial differences , race (biology) , ethnic group , political science , sociology , gender studies , linguistics , philosophy , law
Attitudinal, performance, and demographic data from 1200 workers on self‐directed teams are examined to determine if racial composition affects team performance, if African‐Americans and whites have different attitudes toward their teams and team performance, and whether any differences explain performance differences associated with different racial composition. Results indicate that racial composition affects team performance and racial differences in team and performance‐related attitudes. Differences in attitudes reduce, but do not eliminate, racial composition effects on team performance.