title: [The role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and innovation in virtual teams].
abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the moderating role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and team innovation in synchronic computer-mediated communication (SCMC) teams. For this purpose, a laboratory study was carried out in which 26 teams were assigned to the training condition and 24 to the control condition. Results confirmed that SCMC teams develop a negative relationship between task conflict and innovation, but also revealed that self-guided training may slow these counterproductive effects down. Our study provides new evidence of the linear relationship between task conflict and team innovation in SCMC teams, extending previous research findings obtained in face-to-face teams to virtual context and suggest that self-guided training can be useful for virtual team innovation.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain. edurne.martinez@uv.es
authors.forename: Edurne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez Moreno
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Orengo Castellá
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zornoza Abad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D017008:Negotiating; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011897:Random Allocation; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult