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The too-much-talent effect: team interdependence determines when more talent is too much or not enough.
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Psychological science [Psychol Sci] 2014 Aug; Vol. 25 (8), pp. 1581-91. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jun 27. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Five studies examined the relationship between talent and team performance. Two survey studies found that people believe there is a linear and nearly monotonic relationship between talent and performance: Participants expected that more talent improves performance and that this relationship never turns negative. However, building off research on status conflicts, we predicted that talent facilitates performance-but only up to a point, after which the benefits of more talent decrease and eventually become detrimental as intrateam coordination suffers. We also predicted that the level of task interdependence is a key determinant of when more talent is detrimental rather than beneficial. Three archival studies revealed that the too-much-talent effect emerged when team members were interdependent (football and basketball) but not independent (baseball). Our basketball analysis also established the mediating role of team coordination. When teams need to come together, more talent can tear them apart.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2014.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Baseball psychology
Baseball statistics & numerical data
Basketball psychology
Basketball statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Soccer psychology
Soccer statistics & numerical data
Aptitude
Athletic Performance psychology
Athletic Performance statistics & numerical data
Cooperative Behavior
Sports psychology
Sports statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1467-9280
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychological science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24973135
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614537280