When, and how, do team members’ minds align? A dynamic perspective on shared mental models in teams with different levels of task and outcome interdependence

Informazioni relative al progetto

ALIGNING MINDS

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 846260

DOI

10.3030/846260

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 25 Novembre 2019

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2020

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2022

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Costo totale

€ 187 572,48

Contributo UE

€ 187 572,48

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ALIGNING MINDS (When, and how, do team members’ minds align? A dynamic perspective on shared mental models in teams with different levels of task and outcome interdependence)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2020-09-01 al 2022-08-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Successful teamwork is crucial to solve many of today’s key problems, but to effectively perform the tasks, team members have to build and be aware of a shared mental model (i.e. a shared understanding about who does what, when, and with whom) successfully and in a timely manner. In this project, I theorise that the speed and level at which team members build a shared understanding depends on how much team members are dependent on each other to accomplish their work.

This is especially critical in today’s context of globalisation and digitisation, as team members are often geographically dispersed and work in multiple teams.

This project aims to uncover the range of possible perceived shared mental model trajectories, and understand whether and why different trajectories occur in different types of teams and what the implications for team processes and performance are.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

In this action, we conducted two longitudinal studies – one at the individual level with more than 300 participants, and one at the team level with more than 30 teams. The studies comply with the ethics requirement and with the protection requirements set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. This action increased my research-related (e.g. methodological and statistical) and transferable (e.g. dissemination and valorisation of knowledge) skills, and allowed me to take an important step further in my research career by strengthening my potential and future career prospects,

Regarding exploitation and dissemination, the work performed during this action has been presented at international conferences and research seminars. The project activities and the initial results have been included in MBA courses and coaching sessions. Therefore, I have provided stakeholders, namely managers, team leaders, team members, and decision-makers with new skills and insights related to my action.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

A key spearhead of the European Union is to be a more competitive and smarter Europe. Furthermore, teamwork is essential to create a competitive European Union. This project contributes to the development of the European Union labour market for the 21st century from a bottom-up micro perspective by providing managers, team members, and team leaders with skills and knowledge that aim to increase human capital and productivity gains, which ultimately promote sustainable and effective individuals and teams.

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