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Structural Versus Individual Perspectives on the Dynamics of Group Performance: Theoretical Exploration and Empirical Investigation

Zhiang Lin

School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083, zlin{at}utdallas.edu

Haibin Yang

School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083

Bindu Arya

School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083

Zhi Huang

The Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Dan Li

Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843

This study contrasts the structural perspective with the individual perspective in explaining group performance in a dynamic setting. The authors argue that these perspectives are not mutually exclusive but have different predictive powers at different group stages. Results from 45 project groups show (a) group structures provide stronger performance predictions at the later stage, whereas individual-based attributes do so at the earlier stage, and (b) different group structures and individual-based attributes provide distinctive insights at respective stages. This indicates the need to explore the potential bridge between the two perspectives in advancing group studies.

Key Words: individual perspective • structural perspective • individual-based attributes • group structures • group dynamics • group performance

Journal of Management, Vol. 31, No. 3, 354-380 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304272150
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