TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisiting Goals, Feedback, Recognition, and Performance Success
T2 - The Case of Project Teams
AU - Unger-Aviram, Esther
AU - Zwikael, Ofer
AU - Restubog, Simon Lloyd D.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - In this paper, we propose that only some of the conventional findings pertaining to the enhancing effects of feedback and recognition on performance success as well as the moderating role they play in the goal-performance relationship may apply to project teams, whereas others may not. We focus on the above activities that are well grounded in the general organizational research and reexamine them within the project management context. Data were collected from 88 project managers and their direct supervisors via questionnaires. Results showed that leader goal, feedback, and recognition activities were important only for improved team effectiveness, but not for team efficiency. Furthermore, feedback and recognition moderated the goal-performance relationship, regardless of the performance measures used. The implications of these findings for future research on project teams are discussed.
AB - In this paper, we propose that only some of the conventional findings pertaining to the enhancing effects of feedback and recognition on performance success as well as the moderating role they play in the goal-performance relationship may apply to project teams, whereas others may not. We focus on the above activities that are well grounded in the general organizational research and reexamine them within the project management context. Data were collected from 88 project managers and their direct supervisors via questionnaires. Results showed that leader goal, feedback, and recognition activities were important only for improved team effectiveness, but not for team efficiency. Furthermore, feedback and recognition moderated the goal-performance relationship, regardless of the performance measures used. The implications of these findings for future research on project teams are discussed.
KW - effectiveness
KW - efficiency
KW - feedback
KW - goals
KW - leadership
KW - performance
KW - project teams
KW - recognition
KW - team motivation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884299821&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1059601113500142
DO - 10.1177/1059601113500142
M3 - Article
SN - 1059-6011
VL - 38
SP - 570
EP - 600
JO - Group and Organization Management
JF - Group and Organization Management
IS - 5
ER -