The 20 articles in this special issue demonstrate the importance of teamwork in a wide variety of workplace settings and what we know so far about team functioning.
Collectively, they emphasize the importance of psychological science providing us with insights about what works, for which tasks, with what people, in which situations.
These articles represent the current state of the science of teams and teamwork.
Special Issue Editors
Table of contents
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- The Science of Teamwork: Introduction to the Special Issue
Susan H. McDaniel and Eduardo Salas
History and Foundation of Teams and Teamwork
- The Evolution of Work Team Research Since Hawthorne
John E. Mathieu, Mikhail A. Wolfson, and Semin Park - The Science of Teams in the Military: Contributions From Over 60 Years of Research
Gerald F. Goodwin, Nikki Blacksmith, and Meredith R. Coats - Foundations of Teamwork and Collaboration
James E. Driskell, Eduardo Salas, and Tripp Driskell
Factors That Influence Teamwork
- Team Composition and the ABCs of Teamwork
Suzanne T. Bell, Shanique G. Brown, Anthony Colaneri, and Neal Outland - Addressing the Paradox of the Team Innovation Process: A Review and Practical Considerations
Amanda L. Thayer, Alexandra Petruzzelli, and Caitlin E. McClurg - Debunking Key Assumptions About Teams: The Role of Culture
Jennifer Feitosa, Rebecca Grossman, and Maritza Salazar - Teamwork Situated in Multiteam Systems: Key Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities
Marissa L. Shuffler and Dorothy R. Carter
Teams and Teamwork in Context
- Evaluating Problem-Solving Teams in K–12 Schools: Do They Work?
Sylvia Rosenfield, Markeda Newell, Scott Zwolski Jr., and Lauren E. Benishek - The Trade-Offs of Teamwork Among STEM Doctoral Graduates
Kevin M. Kniffin and Andrew S. Hanks - Teamwork in Healthcare: Key Discoveries Enabling Safer, High-Quality Care
Michael A. Rosen, Deborah DiazGranados, Aaron S. Dietz, Lauren E. Benishek, David Thompson, Peter J. Pronovost, and Sallie J. Weaver - The Complexity, Diversity, and Science of Primary Care Teams
Kevin Fiscella and Susan H. McDaniel - Teamwork in the Intensive Care Unit
Jennifer N. Ervin, Jeremy M. Kahn, Taya R. Cohen, and Laurie R. Weingart - Extreme Teams: Toward a Greater Understanding of Multiagency Teamwork During Major Emergencies and Disasters
Nicola Power - Terrorist Teams as Loosely Coupled Systems
Matthias Spitzmuller and Guihyun Park
Improving Teamwork
- Debriefs: Teams Learning From Doing in Context
Joseph A. Allen, Roni Reiter-Palmon, John Crowe, and Cliff Scott - Team Development Interventions: Evidence-Based Approaches for Improving Teamwork
Christina N. Lacerenza, Shannon L. Marlow, Scott I. Tannenbaum, and Eduardo Salas
Interdisciplinary Team Science
- The Science of Team Science: A Review of the Empirical Evidence and Research Gaps on Collaboration in Science
Kara L. Hall, Amanda L. Vogel, Grace C. Huang, Katrina J. Serrano, Elise L. Rice, Sophia P. Tsakraklides, and Stephen M. Fiore - Interdisciplinary Team Science and the Public: Steps Toward a Participatory Team Science
Jacob Kraemer Tebes and Nghi D. Thai
Emerging Topics
- Teamwork and Collaboration in Long-Duration Space Missions: Going to Extremes
Lauren Blackwell Landon, Kelley J. Slack, and Jamie D. Barrett - Unpacking Team Process Dynamics and Emergent Phenomena: Challenges, Conceptual Advances, and Innovative Methods
Steve W. J. Kozlowski and Georgia T. Chao
Concluding Reflections
- The Science of Teamwork: Progress, Reflections, and the Road Ahead
Eduardo Salas, Denise L. Reyes, and Susan H. McDaniel
