Why Turnover Matters in Self-Managing Work Teams: Learning, Social Integration, and Task Flexibility

• Published in: Journal of management Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 1168 - 1191
• Main Authors: van der Vegt, Gerben S., Bunderson, Stuart, Kuipers, Ben
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2010; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Behavior; Effectiveness; Flexibility; Group performance; Learning; Organization theory; Panel data; Self directed work teams; Selfmanagement programmes; Social integration; Studies; Teams; Teamwork; Turnover; social integration; team flexibility; team membership change; team learning; self-managing work teams

This study considers how turnover in self-managing work teams influences the team interaction processes that promote effective task accomplishment. Drawing from research on self-managing work teams and group process, the authors propose that team turnover affects performance in self-managing teams b...