Desarrollo y desempeño en equipos de proyecto: validez incremental de la escala de desarrollo grupal

• José Navarro ^[1] ; Rocío Meneses ^[1] ; Miquel Nadal ^[1] ; Edwald Landsberger ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de Barcelona

     Universitat de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: Anuario de psicología, ISSN 0066-5126, Vol. 46, Nº. 1 (Enero - Abril 2016 ), 2016, págs. 8-16
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anpsic.2016.06.002
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Development and performance in team projects: incremental validity of the group development scale
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  • español

    Se presenta un estudio acerca de cómo el desarrollo alcanzado por un grupo es un determinante clave en el desempeño de equipos de proyecto. Se aplicó la Escala de Desarrollo del Grupo (EDG) y el Group Development Questionnaire (GDQ) a 30 equipos de proyecto y utilizando diferentes criterios subjetivos para evaluar el desempeño de los mismos (i. e. valoración de eficacia, satisfacción de necesidades, funcionamiento interno y mantenimiento). Mediante la realización de un estudio transversal, y controlando por el tamaño del grupo, el desarrollo grupal se mostró capaz de predecir algunos de estos criterios de desempeño, como la valoración de eficacia (23% de varianza explicada) y la satisfacción de necesidades (53% de varianza explicada). Igualmente, y respecto a una medida global de desempeño del equipo, el desarrollo grupal explicó el 40% de su varianza. Además, la EDG mostró validez incremental respecto al GDQ (F = 5,84, p<0,01) para predecir el desempeño. Se discute también cómo contribuir al desarrollo grupal como vía para lograr equipos más efectivos.

  • English

    We carry out a study about how the development achieved by a group is a key determinant of the performance in project teams. The group development scale (EDG) and the group development questionnaire (GDQ) were applied to 30 project teams using different subjective criteria to evaluate their performance (i.e. self-reported effectiveness, satisfaction of needs’ members, internal operations and maintenance). By carrying out a cross sectional study, and controlling for group size, group development was able to predict some of these criteria of performance such as self-reported effectiveness (23% of explained variance) and the satisfaction of needs (53% of variance explained). Similarly, with regard to an overall measure of team performance, group development accounted for 40% of its variance. In addition, the EDG showed incremental validity relative to GDQ (F=5,84, p<.01) to predict team performance. Finally, we also discuss how to contribute to group development as a way to achieve more effective teams.

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