Explaining Differences In Team Performance Does Team Learning Behavior Matter?

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between team learning behavior and team performance. Following Edmondson (1999) the authors regard team learning as a group process comprising several concrete learning behaviors. Although previous research has shown a positive relationship between team learning behavior and team performance, there is a need to better understand the extent of this relationship as well as the distinct team learning behaviors and team performance criteria that might be significant. Partly based on a literature review, four initial semi-structured interviews were held with project managers, resulting in a list of nine performance criteria and 53 possible factors influencing team performance.