PAST PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK

AND TEAM PERFORMANCE

It is proposed that the relationship between intragroup conflict (relationship conflict, task
conflict and process conflict) and team performance is mediated by team members
perception of decision-making effectiveness.
Hence, the purpose of this paper is to test a model of the effects of intragroup conflict on
team performance and affective responses.
According to the authors, team performance should be understood in temporal cycles of
goal-directed activity called episodes.
The argument that past performance constrains actual team performance is supported by
the work of Weldon et al.
Effective past performance feedback is positively associated with the actual team
performance.
(2001) proposed a time-based conceptual framework to study team processes and
performance.
 Method:
(Sample):
A sample of 183 individuals, working in 47 different teams, participated in
this study. All the teams were involved in a national management challenge
for a five-week period. The average age of team members was 28.92 years
and 56.8 percent were male. Average team size was 4.93 members.

(Procedure):
In this simulation, a number of companies, represented by the various
teams, compete in a common business environment in order to achieve the
highest share price for their company.
The management challenge is based on a realistic virtual reality of business
life as seen through managing a fictional company.