Accuracy Decomposition and Team Decision Making Testing Theoretical Boundary Conditions

• Published in: Journal of applied psychology Vol. 83; no. 3; pp. 494 - 500
• Main Authors: Hollenbeck, John R, Colquitt, Jason A, Ilgen, Daniel R, LePine, Jeffrey A, Hedlund, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Psychological Association 01-06-1998; American Psychological Association, etc
• Subjects: Accuracy; Biological and medical sciences; Decision Making; Decomposition; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Group behaviour; Human; Operations research; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Regression analysis; Social Groups; Social interactions. Communication. Group processes; Social psychology; Statistical Analysis; Studies; Team work; Teams; Teamwork; Testing; Human; Accuracy; Performance; Social interaction; Decision making; Work team
• ISSN: 0021-9010; 1939-1854
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.3.494

The purpose of this study was to examine the implications of accuracy decomposition (
D. Gigone & R. Hastie, 1997
) for team decision making. Specifically, the authors tested the generalizability of the multilevel theory of team decision making (
J. R. Hollenbeck et al., 1995
), across various components of accuracy. The authors also tested the generalizability of this theory across different levels of staff-member specialization. Results from a study with 420 individuals in 105 teams demonstrate that the validity of the multilevel theory generalizes across specialization levels but fails to generalize across different components of decision accuracy. The authors concluded that this theory is best conceptualized as a theory of achievement accuracy, rather than mean bias or variability bias.