The Consequences of Educational Specialty and Nationality Faultlines for Project Teams

• Published in: Small group research Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 613 - 644
• Main Authors: Jiang, Yuan, Jackson, Susan E., Shaw, James B., Chung, Yunhyung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2012; Sage Publications; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Group dynamics; Identity; Information Dissemination; Information sharing; Projects; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Social interaction; Social interactions. Communication. Group processes; Social psychology; Specialization; Students; diversity; faultline; team; Human; Social behavior; Information communication; Social group; Social interaction; Work team; Social belonging; Performance; Social identity

This study examines the effects of educational specialty and nationality faultline strength on the team processes of task-relevant information sharing and social interactions and subsequent team performance using data from 308 individuals working in 50 student project teams. We found that educationa...