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Trial Title
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The effect of team consistency compared between a routine and creative task.
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Group performance in a creative task
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Abstract
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There is common ground to believe in a difference in productivity when people are working together depending on the consistency and the composition of the team with respect to their personal characteristics. The way teams are put and kept together is key to a successful organization. In this trial, we differentiate between creative and routine tasks as both working types require different aspects of interpersonal interaction and cognition. Personal characteristics of people in these kind of tasks are displayed to a varying extent and the influence of character traits and team consistency is arguably different. We focus on both effects in our evaluation of the trial. The trial consists of a two-person task of 4 minutes executed two times with a little break. In the treatment group, subject teams are randomly changed after 4 minutes, while in the control group teams are kept together for the overall 8 minutes. The creative task requires the teams to create pictures of given terms with given items. The routine task requires teams to repeat a certain combination on the keyboard alternately.
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There is common ground to believe in a difference in productivity when people are working together depending on the consistency and the composition of the team with respect to their personal characteristics. The way groups are put and kept together is key to a successful organization. In this trial, we focus on creative tasks. Personal characteristics of people in these kinds of tasks are displayed to a varying extent and the influence of character traits and team consistency is arguably different. We focus on both effects in our evaluation of the trial and consider time perspectives as influential character traits. The trial consists of a two-person task of 4 minutes executed two times with a little break. In the treatment group, subject teams are randomly changed after 4 minutes, while in the control group teams are kept together for the overall 8 minutes. The creative task requires the teams to create pictures of given terms with given items.
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Trial End Date
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September 30, 2020
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April 30, 2021
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Last Published
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February 27, 2020 09:30 AM
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February 03, 2021 05:42 AM
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Intervention End Date
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January 22, 2020
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March 31, 2021
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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Quantity of the pictures constructed respectively the combinations typed as performed by the teams. Quality of the pictures independently rated and number of mistakes in combinations. Originality in the creative task evaluated by the used pieces compared among all teams to create the pictures.
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Quantity of the pictures constructed respectively the combinations typed as performed by the groups. Quality of the pictures independently rated and number of mistakes in combinations. Originality in the creative task evaluated by the used pieces compared among all groups to create the pictures.
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Experimental Design (Public)
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The trial consists of a two-person task of 4 minutes executed two times with a little break. In the treatment group, subject teams are randomly changed after 4 minutes, while in the control group teams are kept together for the overall 8 minutes. The creative task requires the teams to create pictures of given terms with given items. The routine task requires teams to repeat a certain combination on the keyboard alternately.
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The trial consists of a two-person task of 4 minutes executed two times with a little break. In the treatment group, subject groups are randomly changed after 4 minutes, while in the control group, groups are kept together for the overall 8 minutes. The creative task requires the groups to create pictures of given terms with given items.
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Randomization Method
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Subjects are randomly assigned to teams by drawing cards
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Subjects are randomly assigned to groups by drawing cards
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Planned Number of Observations
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2 * 160 students (creative and routine task)
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160 students
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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2 * 80 groups of two subjects (creative and routine task)
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80 groups of two subjects
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Additional Keyword(s)
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Teamwork
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Group performance, creative tasks
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