Essential Reviews of the Teams Literature

In an increasingly complex work environment, organizations are relying more than ever on effective teams to meet their goals.

But, what are the best ways to create and support teams?  One method of answering this question is to identify best practices from the scientific literature.

Below are eight reviews that provide an overview to the breadth and complexity of research on teams:

• Ilgen, D. R., Hollenbeck, J. R., Johnson, M., & Jundt, D. (2005). Teams in organizations: From input-process-output models to IMOI models. Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 517–543.

• Kozlowski, S. W. J., & Bell, B. S. (2003). Work groups and teams in organizations. In W. C. Borman, D. R. Ilgen, & R. Klimoski (Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Industrial and organizational psychology: Vol. 12 (pp. 333-375). London: Wiley.

• Hackman, J. R., & Katz, N. (2010). Group behavior and performance. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed.) (pp. 1208-1251). New York: Wiley.

• Kozlowski, S. W. J., & Ilgen, D. R. (2006). Enhancing the effectiveness of work groups and teams. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 7, 77–124.

• Mathieu, J., Maynard, M.T., Rapp, T., & Gilson, L. (2008).  Team effectiveness 1997-2007: A review of recent advancements and a glimpse into the future.  Journal of Management, 34, 410-476.

• McGrath, J.E., Arrow, H., & Berdahl, J.L. (2000).  The study of groups: Past, present, and future.  Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 95-105.

• Salas, E., Stagl, K. C., & Burke, C. S. (2004). 25 years of team effectiveness in organizations: Research themes and emerging needs.  In C. L. Cooper & I.T. Robertson (Eds.), International review of industrial organizational psychology: Vol. 19 (pp. 47-92).  New York: John Wiley & Sons.

• Salas, E., Stagl, K. C., Burke, C. S., & Goodwin, G. F. (2007). Fostering team effectiveness in organizations: Toward an integrative theoretical framework of team performance. In R. A. Dienstbier, J. W. Shuart, W. Spaulding, & J. Poland (Eds.), Modeling complex systems: Motivation, cognition and social processes: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: Vol 51 (pp. 185–243). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.