Collectivism Impairs Team Performance When Relational Goals Conflict With Group Goals

• Published in: Personality & social psychology bulletin Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 119 - 132
• Main Authors: Qin, Xin, Chi Yam, Kai, Ye, Wenping, Zhang, Junsheng, Liang, Xueji, Zhang, Xiaoyu, Savani, Krishna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Collectivism; Football; Group performance; Groups; Objectives; Prioritizing; Team sports; Teams; team performance; relational goals; collectivism; group goals; culture

This research challenges the idea that teams from more collectivistic cultures tend to perform better. We propose that in contexts in which there are tradeoffs between group goals (i.e., what is best for the group) and relational goals (i.e., what is best for one’s relationships with specific group...