A team is more than the sum of its parts : the role of diversity in personalities in virtual teams

摘要: Working in teams is growing popularity during the past decades. The purpose of this research to identify role diversity personality for anticipated productivity and satisfaction team-members. Furthermore effect receiving information about on measured. After filling a personality-questionnaire participants got idea they had work team. They solve some examples task became members high emotional or extravert team, as well homogeneous diverse Participants received preprogramed message their fictional were asked fill another questionnaire expectations regarding productivity, conflict Conclusions questionnaires are that team expect more than Also, Providing with positive has expected but not Furthermore, explorative part study indicates constellation. low team-constellation. We can conclude personality, plays crucial conflict. Interesting goes combination productivity. These ideas provide good starting point future research, finally advise management how create balanced terms personality-diversity.