Team Communication Affecting Performance

This collection of research articles explores the relationship between team communication and performance. It discusses the challenges of team dispersion, the role of transformational leadership, the impact of trust and knowledge sharing in virtual teams, and the influence of culture and conflict on global virtual teams. The articles provide insights and strategies for improving team communication and enhancing team performance.

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Eisenberg, J., Post, C., & DiTomaso, N. (2019). Team Dispersion and Performance: The
Role of Team Communication and Transformational Leadership. Small Group
Research, 1046496419827376. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1046496419827376
The organizations in this business context are relying more on the teams dispersed in
different parts of the world. These virtual teams are effective in accessing the geographical e
dispersed expertise. There are numerous challenges related to the team dispersion that affect
the organizational growth and performance. The main problem of this team dispersion is the
barrier of team communication that negatively influence performance. this study has
collected sample of 53 innovation themes having Geographic dispersion configuration. This
study has examine the role of transformational leadership in team dispersion, team
performance and team communication which ultimately results in in a positive way. the
authors have found out that only transformational leadership can reduce negative effects of
dispersion on the performance of the teams. This is due to the fact that the teams are given
opportunity to who share their ideas in the decision making process.
Hedman-Phillips, E., & Barge, J. K. (2017). Facilitating team reflexivity about
communication. Small Group Research, 48(3), 255-287. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1046496416684962
This particular article by has expired how the team facilitation we promote 32
flexibility in terms of communication these authors have presented a case study conducted
with a participatory action research framework relating to a top management team of an
international organization . This study has identified five main interventions which can
promote you flexibility. These include framing the facilitation, in wearing the key issues,
Framing feedback, optimistic storytelling and reflection on the concrete communication
process. The study has suggested that reflexivity increases through the emotion, positive

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storytelling, contextual sensitivity, form of framing and every cell of the interactional barriers
within a team. this study has complimented prior flexibility research through articulation how
the self-awareness about the communication of the team shapes the meaning of making
patterns as well as the action potentials of the team and how the reflex ability will be
performed in action.
Schaubroeck, J., Carmeli, A., Bhatia, S., & Paz, E. (2016). Enabling team learning when
members are prone to contentious communication: The role of team leader
coaching. human relations, 69(8), 1709-1727. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0018726715622673
The team members are prone to indulge in interpersonal communication styles which
can determine the capacity of the team for getting engaged in the self-learning process. This
critically help the team for adaptation as well as performance improvements. This particular
study has pointed out that the team leaders behavior towards the communication can foster
different teamwork skills along with strategies win the team leader indulges in interpersonal
communication with the team members. This study has tested a model in which the team
members’ contentious communication can moderate the relationship of the team leader on the
team innovation effectiveness as well as dance performance. The team leaders coaching
behavior has a positive relationship with the innovation effectiveness of the team along with
the task performance. this interpersonal communication process of the team leader can have a
positive effect on the team learning which is understood through theoretical as well as
practical implications in this study.
Valls, V., González‐Romá, V., & Tomás, I. (2016). Linking educational diversity and
team performance: Team communication quality and innovation team climate
matter. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 89(4), 751-771.
Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joop.12152

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The study has examined the effect of educational level Diversity on the team
communication. According to the author will the education level updates the communication
among the team members are of high quality which directly links eat with the team
performance. This study has proposed a moderated mediation model where the quality of
team communication service as a mediator in a connection between the educations level
diversities and the team performances. The team communication quality has also relationship
with the innovation team climate which serves as a moderator in the mediated relationships.
This study has experimented this model in the teams of 57 Bank branches. It has also
implemented a lagged design with the three data collection points. finally the result it has
been obtained which shows that the innovation theme climate had moderated the connection
between the team communication quality and education level diversities. This has moderated
the indirect effect that links education level diversities, team performance and team
communication quality.
Boies, K., Fiset, J., & Gill, H. (2015). Communication and trust are key: Unlocking the
relationship between leadership and team performance and creativity. The Leadership
Quarterly, 26(6), 1080-1094. Retrieved from
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984315000934
This study by Boies, Fiset and Gill (2015) has pointed out that there is a strong
relationship between the leadership style and the team performance as leadership allows the
communication system to be supported by the team members. In this study the authors have
focused on transformational leadership style and identified the intervening methods inherit in
the relationship between the leadership and team communication. More than 44 teams
Vatican in a resource maximization assignment and where exposed to a leader using
intellectual stimulation, inspiration and motivation and control condition. The result of the
study has revealed that there are differences between the leadership style in the

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communication and the team outcomes. Communication has created by area in the objective
task performances along with creativity of the teams. This suggests that different dimension
of the transformational leadership style can emphasize. It is evident that at the sequential
mediation model in which the leadership influences the communication among the team
members and the team outcomes can lead to develop trust among the teammates. Finally this
study suggests some mechanisms through which the leaders can impact on the team
performance through motivating the team members in indulging in communication.
Alsharo, M., Gregg, D., & Ramirez, R. (2017). Virtual team effectiveness: The role of
knowledge sharing and trust. Information & Management, 54(4), 479-490. Retrieved
from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378720616302749
Organizations utilise every resources to gather knowledge for operating in the
different markets of the globe. In this case is the human resource works best where the
companies can utilise their virtual teams forgetting the experts. These experts collaborate
online for accomplishing the organizational tasks properly. The nature of these teams as
virtual can create challenges for effective collaboration as well as team outcomes. This
particular study has addressed the social impact of the knowledge sharing process on the
virtual teams. The virtual teams in this aspect faces many challenges mainly originated from
knowledge gap due to gap in communication system. Therefore the feeling of trust and
collaboration is absent among such teams. In this study a conceptual model has been
presented which has hypothesized the relationship between the knowledge sharing,
collaboration and team effectiveness so that these virtual team members can influence one
another by creating a bond of trust through communication.
Pollack, J., & Matous, P. (2019). Testing the impact of targeted team building on
project team communication using social network analysis. International Journal of

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Project Management, 37(3), 473-484. Retrieved from
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263786318307609
According to the study by Pollack and Matous (2019), teamwork and communication
at two key determinants for the success of a project. The issues of team building and mainly
related to the communication that is used as the method of improving pattern for team
interaction. This particular research has tested the impact of attributable and standardized
team building protocol on the communication in a project oriented team. This study has built
on the theory that enhancing interconnection within team communication networks can delete
successful project outcomes. Through the Social Network Analysis approach this study has
diagnosed the pattern of communication among the team members, inform the planning of
team building interventions and state the effect of intervention on the team communication
(Pollack & Matous 2019). The study has taken 3 months to assess the team building process
where the team members are frequent to one another and sharing personal matters.
Scott, C. P., & Wildman, J. L. (2015). Culture, communication, and conflict: A review
of the global virtual team literature. In Leading global teams (pp. 13-32). Springer, New
York, NY. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4939-2050-
1_2
In the Global virtual teams, the cultural boundaries and geographical distances have
become more problematic as the organizations have become more global. Global virtual
teams therefore serve as a foundation of organizational structures which capitalizes on the
opportunities around the groups this particular study builds upon previous reviews for
summarizing the existing knowledge in the three key determinants of the success or failure of
global virtual teams. These include culture, conflict and communication. The arguments for
culture has been seen as unique and primary antecedent of the effectiveness of the Global
virtual teams. These are influenced by as well as influence the communication of the team

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members which often leads to conflict among them. The organizational culture has provided
additional layer of criticality which need to be overcome to gain success in the Global virtual
team structure.
Cardon, P. W., & Marshall, B. (2015). The hype and reality of social media use for work
collaboration and team communication. International Journal of Business
Communication, 52(3), 273-293. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2329488414525446
This article has described the increasing adaptation of the social networking platform
by the Enterprises to Foster a better team communication along with Team collaboration. The
survey has been conducted among 227 business professionals. The current views of social
networking tools have been used in this survey. This study has found out three areas relating
frequency of the use of social networking for the team communication comparing other
communication channels, attitudes towards the social networking for the team
communication and activeness of the social networking techniques for team communication
in comparison to the other communication channels. The result shows that the traditional
communication system are used quite frequently and considered to be more effective for the
team communication however the tendency of using social networking tools for the team
communication in the future will be used. This article has recommended how the business
communication Scholars can define and advance the business communication through
enterprising social networking frameworks.
Stahl, G. K., Tung, R. L., Kostova, T., & Zellmer-Bruhn, M. (2016). Widening the lens:
Rethinking distance, diversity, and foreignness in international business research
through positive organizational scholarship. Retrieved from
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/jibs.2016.28

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The study by Stahl et al. (2016), the international business follows different types of
theories and Research that it only put importance on the negative views on the distance,
foreignness and the differences among the team members on the basis of culture, nationality,
institution and Organization. . As these teams are located in different parts of the world they
cannot indulge in communication at any point of time or when in need. This study has
focused on communication barrier among the team members which relates to negative
processes as well as outcomes. These aim to the understanding of conditions and dynamics
which enable the organization to get benefited from the diversity in international business
contacts. In this study positive organizational perspective has been promoted so that the
Scholars can understand how distance, foreigner and Diversity can contribute in the
development of the organizational effectiveness as well as team performance at different
levels.

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References:
Alsharo, M., Gregg, D., & Ramirez, R. (2017). Virtual team effectiveness: The role of
knowledge sharing and trust. Information & Management, 54(4), 479-490. Retrieved
from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378720616302749
Boies, K., Fiset, J., & Gill, H. (2015). Communication and trust are key: Unlocking the
relationship between leadership and team performance and creativity. The Leadership
Quarterly, 26(6), 1080-1094. Retrieved from
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984315000934
Cardon, P. W., & Marshall, B. (2015). The hype and reality of social media use for work
collaboration and team communication. International Journal of Business
Communication, 52(3), 273-293. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2329488414525446
Eisenberg, J., Post, C., & DiTomaso, N. (2019). Team Dispersion and Performance: The Role
of Team Communication and Transformational Leadership. Small Group Research,
1046496419827376. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1046496419827376
Hedman-Phillips, E., & Barge, J. K. (2017). Facilitating team reflexivity about
communication. Small Group Research, 48(3), 255-287. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1046496416684962
Pollack, J., & Matous, P. (2019). Testing the impact of targeted team building on project
team communication using social network analysis. International Journal of Project
Management, 37(3), 473-484. Retrieved from
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263786318307609

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Schaubroeck, J., Carmeli, A., Bhatia, S., & Paz, E. (2016). Enabling team learning when
members are prone to contentious communication: The role of team leader
coaching. human relations, 69(8), 1709-1727. Retrieved from
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0018726715622673
Scott, C. P., & Wildman, J. L. (2015). Culture, communication, and conflict: A review of the
global virtual team literature. In Leading global teams (pp. 13-32). Springer, New
York, NY. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4939-
2050-1_2
Stahl, G. K., Tung, R. L., Kostova, T., & Zellmer-Bruhn, M. (2016). Widening the lens:
Rethinking distance, diversity, and foreignness in international business research
through positive organizational scholarship. Retrieved from
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/jibs.2016.28
Valls, V., González‐Romá, V., & Tomás, I. (2016). Linking educational diversity and team
performance: Team communication quality and innovation team climate
matter. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 89(4), 751-771.
Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joop.12152