Task cohesion
Task Cohesion is a form of commitment among members to achieve a goal that requires a collective effort.[1][2][3][4] It contributes to improving group performance as all members share a common goal and have the motivation to work in coordination as a team.[1] It is one of the two forms of team cohesion.[5]
Definition[edit]
Task cohesion is the degree to which members of a team or a group can work together towards achieving common goals or objectives while using their skills.[5][6][4][7]
Description[edit]
Alexander Mikalachki is one of the first researchers to divide team cohesion into social and task cohesion.[4]
Team cohesion has two forms; task cohesion and social cohesion. Task cohesion is inter-related with social cohesion.[5] It is a form of team cohesion where members commit to the culture and goals of a team.[2] It involves working together while taking input from everyone.[2][3] It requires maintaining trusting relationships with one another and respecting the difference in views. Honest and direct communication is important in this form of team cohesion.[2] Task cohesion is stronger in high performing groups as compared to low performing groups, and it also serves as a strong predictor of team performance.[5][7][8]
According to Mullen and Copper’s meta-analysis, task cohesion has a stronger relationship with team performance as compared to social cohesion.[7]
Members with high task cohesiveness put greater energy into working with and for their team of the group.[9] A group with task cohesiveness accomplishes both the collective and individual goals of the group. It allows members to work independently to achieve group goals. Conceptually, task cohesiveness is similar to cognitive trust.[4]
Task cohesion improves the performance of interactive team sports.[10] It is a dynamical, fluctuating variable that indicates how well the team operates as a working unit and is involved in the PM process.[citation needed]
Factors[edit]
Task cohesiveness is affected by factors such as team size and team stability.[5] It is strongly related to a reduction in absenteeism, and there is a consistent pattern of correlations between leadership and task cohesion.[4] Minimum agreeableness and conscientiousness levels positively impact the degree of task cohesiveness.[7]
Team performance[edit]
Task cohesion is positively related to the performance of the team.[4]
Team size[edit]
Research by Widmeyer, Brawley, and Carron in 1990 found out that team size and task cohesion are inversely related. As the team size increases, task cohesion decreases.[5]
Team stability[edit]
Team stability affects the development of task cohesion. The longer the members of the team stay together, the higher is the task cohesion.[5]
Conscientiousness[edit]
When there is greater homogeneity in conscientiousness among team members, there is a higher task cohesion in the team.[7]
Self-efficacy[edit]
There is a weak relationship between task cohesion and self-efficacy.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Unit Cohesion and the Military Mission". psychology.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 yscsportsmentaledge (2013-07-11). "The Importance of Task Cohesion". YSC Sports Mental Edge. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sports Psychology - Group Cohesion". idfpapower. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Team Cohesion: Advances in Psychological Theory, Methods and Practice. Emerald Group Publishing. 2015-11-18. ISBN 978-1-78560-282-5. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "INTRODUCTION Meaning and Origin of Cohesion." Retrieved 2020-06-17
- ↑ "APA Dictionary of Psychology". dictionary.apa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Annelies E.M. van Vianen & Carsten K W De Dreu. "Personality in teams: Its relationship to social cohesion, task cohesion, and team performance." European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ↑ Den Hartigh, Ruud J. R.; Gernigon, Christophe; Van Yperen, Nico W.; Marin, Ludovic; Van Geert, Paul L. C. (2014-05-16). "How Psychological and Behavioral Team States Change during Positive and Negative Momentum". PLoS ONE. 9 (5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097887. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4023954. PMID 24838238.
- ↑ Frey, Lawrence R.; Gouran, Dennis; Poole, Marshall Scott; PhD, Professor of Speech Communication and Associate Dean of George Bush School of Government and Public Service Marshall Scott Poole (1999-07-08). The Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research. SAGE. ISBN 978-0-7619-1027-5. Search this book on
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Academy, U. S. Sports (2014-09-05). "Examining the Relationships between Task Cohesion, Self-Efficacy, and Competitive Trait Anxiety in College Team Sports". The Sport Journal. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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