Perceiving the intentions of the weakest link: How attributed individual and collective goals impact reactions to low performers in groups

Información del proyecto

Goal Attribution in Groups

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 703042

DOI

10.3030/703042

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 9 Marzo 2016

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2016

Fecha de finalización 31 Octubre 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 171 795,60

Aportación de la UE

€ 171 795,60

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITAT KONSTANZ
Germany

Objetivo

Group work has become increasingly important for many tasks and services in organisations, and organisations thus depend on successful team function. The entire group’s performance may depend on the lowest performer (weakest link), but groups’ reactions to low performers are not well understood. We suggest that goal attributions are a neglected but potentially powerful factor: Did the low performer try to outperform others (individual goal) or contribute to the group (collective goal)? In the next step, groups should evaluate whether low performers were trying to succeed (but had insufficient abilities) or were not trying (i.e. had low goal commitment). Failing despite trying will lead to excluding competitive low performers (individual goal) but lead to training cooperative low performers (collective goal). Vice-versa, lack of commitment to the collective goal to cooperate should lead to exclusion, but in attempts to change the individual goal of a competitive low performer (socialisation). These hypotheses will be tested in a series of four experiments to attain the objectives of complementing Dr. Thürmer’s skillset in (1) small group theory, (2) small group laboratory experiments, (3) transformative multilevel statistics, and (4) to advance the translational transfer to organizational settings. Publications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals will disseminate the research results widely. The proposed action will open up the immediate career opportunity to establish his independent research group, will substantially advance his research program, and is a crucial step towards becoming a full professor in Germany. Acquired start-up funding enables extensive pre-testing and will ensure the success of this action. This trans-disciplinary research project will contribute to motivation science, small group research, and organizational science and the findings will help European organisations that rely on group work to improve team functioning.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias sociales › psicología › psicología social

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2015-GF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-GF)
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF-GF - Global Fellowships

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015

Coordinador

UNIVERSITAT KONSTANZ

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 171 795,60
• Dirección: UNIVERSITATSSTRASSE 10 ; 78464 Konstanz ; Alemania
• Región: Baden-Württemberg › Freiburg › Konstanz
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 171 795,60

Socios (1)

Socio

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Estados Unidos

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 0,00
• Dirección: University Place 123 ; 15213 Pittsburgh
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 86 065,20