The role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and innovation in virtual teams

Psicothema
Volume 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-34  

ISSN: 02149915 Document Type: Article Source Type: Journal

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The role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and innovation in virtual teams

[El papel del entrenamiento autoguiado en la relación entre el conflict de tarea y la innovación en equipos virtuales]

Moreno, E.M. , Castellá, V.O., Abad, A.Z.  

Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the moderating role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and team innovation in synchronic computer-mediated communication (SCMC) teams. For this purpose, a laboratory study was carried out in which 26 teams were assigned to the training condition and 24 to the control condition. Results confirmed that SCMC teams develop a negative relationship between task conflict and innovation, but also revealed that self-guided training may slow these counterproductive effects down. Our study provides new evidence of the linear relationship between task conflict and team innovation in SCMC teams, extending previous research findings obtained in face-to-face teams to virtual context and suggest that self-guided training can be useful for virtual team innovation. © 2012 Psicothema.

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