The distribution of Belbin team roles among UK managers

Fisher, Stephen; Hunter, T.A.; Macrosson, W. D. K.

doi:10.1108/00483480010295934

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“…Their theory suggests that to the extent team members have a diversity of role propensities there will be a better team balance, and thereby they will be more effective. Yeh, Wei, Wei, and Lei (2012) advanced a mathematical model to depict the advantages of such balance, but empirical research has been equivocal (e.g., Fisher, Hunter, & Macrosson, 2000; Senior, 1997).…”

Section: Models Of Team Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review and Integration of Team Composition Models

Mathieu¹,

Tannenbaum

Donsbach

et al. 2013

Journal of Management

322

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Although teams are considered to be the building blocks of modern organizational designs and numerous theoretical models, and narrative and meta-analytic reviews of the literature exist, there is a lack of coherence, integration, and understanding of how team composition effects relate to important team outcomes. Accordingly we have five primary goals for this article. First, we categorize team composition models into four types and highlight theory and research associated with each one. Second, we offer an integrative framework that represents members’ attributes as simultaneously contributing variance to each of the four model types. Third, we overlay temporal considerations that suggest different team compositional mixes will be more or less salient at different periods of performance episodes or stages of team development. Fourth, we integrate membership dynamics into our model. And fifth, we advance an integrative optimization algorithm that incorporates implications from all for the four previous approaches, as well as temporal dynamics and membership change. In so doing, we provide a synthesis of previous work and theories and outline a research agenda for both research and practice.

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Section: Models Of Team Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review and Integration of Team Composition Models

Mathieu¹,

Tannenbaum

Donsbach

et al. 2013

Journal of Management

322

134

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“…Existing research casts doubt on both the psychometric properties and criterionrelated validity of the BTRSPI (Dulewicz, 1995;Fisher, Hunter, & Macrosson, 1998, 2000Furnham et al, 1993aFurnham et al, , 1993bPritchard & Stanton, 1999;Senior, 1997Senior, , 1998. Analyses of item functioning, factor structure, convergent and divergent validity, scale reliabilities, and concurrent and predictive validity have all produced, at best, only ambiguous support for both the BTRSPI and Belbin's underlying model.…”

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confidence: 99%

An evaluation of gender differences on the Belbin Team Role Self‐Perception Inventory

Anderson

Sleap

2004

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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This paper presents results into gender differences and potential adverse impact on Belbin's original BTRSPI. Based on a sample of 311 sales and customer service representatives (208 females, 103 males), a series of descriptive statistics, parametric and non‐parametric tests are reported. Findings suggest significant differences between genders in response patterns favouring males on the team roles of Chair, Shaper, and Plant. Conversely, females scored significantly higher on the role of Team Worker. Implications for potential adverse impact, Four‐Fifths Rule differences, and the use of Belbin's questionnaire for selection, particularly into team leader positions, are raised.

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“…Indeed, more support exists for the Belbin team role model (e.g. Fisher et al, 1994;Dulewicz, 1995;Fisher et al, 2000), which assesses the potential for team role contribution of individuals based on behaviours and clusters of characteristics (Belbin, 1981). The main criticisms of Belbin question the identification of an individual's preferred team roles based on self-perception alone (Parkinson, 1995;Senior, 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%