Predictors of the Performance of Project Groups in R & D Organizations
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 29 (4) , 715-726
- https://doi.org/10.5465/255941
Abstract
Results from 32 project groups in a large R&D organization showed that group cohesiveness, physical distance, job satisfaction, and innovative orientation were associated with performance of projects. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that group cohesiveness accounted for unique variance in four performance criteria, both contemporaneously and one year later. An innovative orientation added unique variance to the quality of projects as rated initially by group members and as rated by management one year later. Type of R&D moderated the relationship between innovative orientation and members' ratings of project quality, in that a significant relationship was found for research projects, but not for projects engaged in product development or technical service.Keywords
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