Status Effects on Teams

Reflection on the Fly: Development of the Team Reflection Behavioral Observation (TuRBO) System for Acute Care Teams

“…23 Higher-status individuals (i.e., physicians) have greater responsibility from a medical and legal perspective and generally direct the team’s taskwork. 30 Physicians and nurses differ in their communication and roles in patient care, 31 although these roles may blur at times depending on the situation. While nurses also contribute to diagnostic thinking, they are often more occupied by manual tasks (e.g., preparing medication), which leaves them less time to engage in in-action TR.…”

What do they think of me? Professional diversity, meta‐stereotype negativity, suspicion, and counterproductive work behaviour

“…In this context, social categorisation based on profession incorporates an awareness not only of the boundaries between different professions but also of associated differences in relative status (Dingwall & Lewis, 1983; Mitchell & Boyle, 2015). Professional boundaries and status thus have a substantial influence on how members interact with colleagues, particularly those from other professions (Currie et al., 2020), suggesting the importance of status in understanding team dynamics and performance (Currie et al., 2015; Luan et al., 2017; van Dijk & van Engen, 2013). Previous research indicates support for the impact of status differentials in diverse teams (Leslie, 2017; Perry, 2021), particularly by strengthening the impact of social categorisation (Guillaume et al., 2017; Mitchell et al., 2015).…”