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Effective Student Teams: A Faux Hiring And Peer Evaluation Process

12 Sep 2011-Vol. 15, Iss: 4, pp 147-152
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an approach to team creation where students participate in a "hiring" process that increases team cohesiveness and ultimately team performance, and preliminary empirical validation is also provided that supports this approach.
Abstract: Student team projects provide benefits to the education process and provide experience valued by employers, but they can also be a source of conflict, free-riding and are fraught with ‘fairness’ issues. The advantages of using teams for faculty are that they provide opportunities for synergies and collaboration, while also simulating group work processes. However, due to free-riding, scheduling problems and differing goals, there are fertile grounds for team conflicts. Therefore, there exists a need for better methods of forming teams and a process to assure shared goals by team members. This research proposes an innovative approach to team creation where students participate in a ‘hiring’ process that increases team cohesiveness and ultimately team performance. Preliminary empirical validation is also provided that supports this approach.

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TL;DR: For instance, business schools face the dual challenge of keeping students highly engaged in courses with exceptionally broad scope, like the introduction to marketing principles, while simultaneously instructing them to be highly engaged as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Business schools face the dual challenge of keeping students highly engaged in courses with exceptionally broad scope, like the introduction to marketing principles, while simultaneously instructin...

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  • ...Professor selection and random selection can generate resentment and blame if team conflict arises and the team members do not earn the grade they expected (e.g., Bacon et al., 1999; Lane, 2011; Teckchandani & Khanin, 2014)....

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TL;DR: The authors empirically tested an in-class experiential team formation exercise that combines the benefits of professor-and student-directed methods, and found that it combines the advantages of teacher-directed and studentdirected methods.
Abstract: The author empirically tested an in-class experiential team formation exercise that combines the benefits of professor- and student-directed methods. Previous studies have focused on analyzing the ...

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  • ...Lane (2011) suggested that students have bad team experiences because they may be “stuck” with a student who does not exhibit the same effort and commitment....

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  • ...Lane (2011) tested a “faux-hiring” process that incorporated the assignment of interview leaders, with students preparing short resumes and interviewing for projects they wanted to work on....

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  • ...In a one-semester engineering course study, Lane (2011) used a job fair format for team formation in a student project exercise in which the interviewers/project leaders were chosen by student votes on the merits of the project pitches....

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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a team project which requires students to analyse the prospects for a fast-moving consumer good (FMCG) in Africa, an area often overlooked when we speak about emerging markets.
Abstract: This chapter describes a team project which requires students to analyse the prospects for a fast-moving consumer good (FMCG) in Africa, an area often overlooked when we speak about emerging markets. This project was created to serve three learning goals. First, to give students experience in analysing less-understood markets through secondary research; second, for them to learn specifically about African markets; and third, for them to learn more about working in teams. Although I have developed it and described it as used in an undergraduate International Marketing course, the structure could be used in any International Business course where team projects are used to research and analyse management practices, economics, logistics, and the like in a given geographic area.
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TL;DR: The authors empirically identified which teacher-controlled (contextual) variables have the greatest impact on whether the student will have a great team experience or a miserable one, and found that the clarity of instructions to the team, the longevity of the team experience, and self-selection of teammates all positively affect team experiences.
Abstract: This study empirically identifies which teacher-controlled (contextual) variables have the greatest impact on whether the student will have a great team experience or a miserable one. The results indicate that the clarity of instructions to the team, the longevity of the team experience, and self-selection of teammates all positively affect team experiences. The level of management education, the team size, and the percentage of the course grade associated with team performance did not differ across best and worst team experiences. Contrary to previous empirical findings and conventional wisdom, the use of peer evaluations was negatively associated with good team experiences. Further insights from the data and implications for the use of student teams are discussed.

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  • ...Self selection into a team has been shown to yield better team cohesiveness that random assignment and teams with a longer time to work together plus a well-defined task perform better (Bacon et al., 1999)....

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  • ...This research suggests that arranging heterogeneous teams where students have some input into the process and knowledge about their classmates should perform better than randomly assigned teams (Bacon et al., 1999; Connerly and Mael, 2001)....

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize a detailed review of the literature on teams and teamwork, examining the benefits and problems of using student teams and then suggests processes business faculty can put in place to maximize the benefits of group projects, while minimizing the problems.
Abstract: Business school faculty have been placing students into teams for group projects for many years, with mixed results. Obvious benefits accrue in using teams, but so do numerous problems. One of the main issues is that many business faculty often place students in teams with little or no guidance on how teams properly function. In this article, the author synthesizes a detailed review of the literature on teams and teamwork, examining the benefits and problems of using student teams and then suggests processes business faculty can put in place to maximize the benefits of group projects, while minimizing the problems. A preliminary study of student perceptions of team projects is also included in this review.

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  • ...The team longevity also increases the likelihood of their success when they have the time to get to know each other (Hansen, 2006; Winter et al., 2008)....

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a selection test for staffing work teams based on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for effective teamwork (Stevens & Campion, 1994) to develop a paper-and-pencil test of teamwork situations.

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  • ...Other benefits include increased skills in conflict resolution, collaborative problem solving, communication, goal setting, performance measurement and task coordination (Stevens and Campion, 1994)....

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TL;DR: In response to the challenge of assigning and conducting group projects, the authors lays out a brief context for team projects and puts forth a positive vision of teams and leadership, which they call team-project.
Abstract: In response to the challenge of assigning and conducting group projects, this article lays out a brief context for team projects and puts forth a positive vision of teams and leadership. The author...

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