The ‘romance of teams’: Toward an understanding of its psychological underpinnings and implications

By Natalie J. Allen, T. Hecht. 2004

218 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. A. Savoie
2. V. Glăveanu
3. Vincent Rousseau
4. F. Morgeson
5. J. Dawson
6. Caroline Aubé

In Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

1. F. Morgeson
2. Caroline Aubé
3. Vincent Rousseau
4. M. Campion
5. A. Savoie
6. A. Richter
7. V. Glăveanu
8. Troy V. Mumford

In Social Psychology

1. Caroline Aubé
2. Vincent Rousseau
3. A. Savoie
4. M. Campion
5. A. Richter
6. V. Glăveanu
7. F. Morgeson
8. J. Dawson

Citations in the corpus

• Understanding reactions to job redesign: A quasi-experimental investigation of the moderating effects of organizational context on perceptions of performance behavior. (2006, background): “Such a belief in the transformative powers of teams has been termed the “romance of teams” by some ( Allen & Hecht, 2004 ).”
• The effectiveness of teams in organizations: a meta-analysis (2011, background): “Allen and Hecht ( 2004 ), for instance, conducted a critical review of the relevant literature and concluded that although teamwork in organizations is moderately effective at best, the perception of both scholars and practitioners is that teams are in effect a lot more effective.”
• Learning from conflicts? The relations between task and relationship conflicts, team learning and team performance (2009, unknown): “Although empirical evidence does not consistently support the claim that teams enhance performance (Allen & Hecht, 2004), team-based working in organizations is increasingly the norm (De Dreu & Weingart, 2003).”
• Perceptions of Social Loafing in Online Learning Groups: A study of Public University and U.S. Naval War College students (2008, background): “…of both social and individual difficulties associated with the online environment (Ragoonaden & Bordeleau, 2000; Curtis, 2001; Ardichvili, Page & Wentling, 2003; Forrest & Miller, 2003; Naquin & Tynan, 2003; Allen & Hecht, 2004; Paulus & Van der Zee, 2004; Gillespie, Rosamond & Thomas, 2006).”
• A Review and an Integration of Frameworks (2012, background): “However, the implementation of work teams does not always result in success for the organization (Allen & Hecht, 2004).”
• How are we creative together? Comparing sociocognitive and sociocultural answers (2011, background): “Such situations are very well documented in group creativity studies where, as it shown earlier, there is a strong tendency to be sceptical about the “romance of teams” (Allen and Hecht, 2004).”