Antecedents and consequences of team reflexivity in new product development projects

摘要

Purpose - Although cross-functional teams are increasingly relied upon in developing new products, little is known about the ability of teams onrnadapting team objectives and strategies to environmental circumstances (i.e. team reflexivity), especially when teams are operating within a highlyrncompetitive environment. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of team-related antecedants (e.g. team empowerment) and contextualrnantecedents (e.g. interactional justice) on team reflexivity. The paper also aims to investigate the moderating impact of environmental turbulence onrnteam performance (e.g. product success and speed-to-market).rnDesign/methodology/approach - To test the proposed model, data were collected from 335 team members and team leaders of 107 Turkish newrnproduct/project development teams.rnFindings - The results of structural equation modeling showed that transactive memory system, goal clarity, team empowerment, and interactionalrnjustice are significantly related to team reflexivity. Moreover, the findings showed that team reflexivity is significantly related to product success if thernenvironmental conditions are turbulent.rnOriginality/value - The novelty of the research lies in the empirical test of team reflexivity in the context of teams with innovation projects (e.g.rnproduct development teams). Furthermore, the inclusions of team-related and contextual factors as antecedents represent an added value of the study.