Research Summary
Research Summary
Current Projects
Description
To further study team coaching and creativity, I have undertaken two field-based studies. In collaboration with Teresa Amabile, I am exploring helping and collaborative behaviors though the analysis of daily diary entries from creative work teams at a design firm. These diaries will detail the progress, setbacks, and helping/collaborative experiences of team members. In collaboration with Ruth Wageman, I have also begun work on archival data analysis and field experiments at a web-based company that facilitates face-to-face meetings for over 50,000 groups; we will examine the impact of group purpose statements on member attraction and group longevity in self-organized civic action groups.