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At the turn of the century, Arrow, McGrath, and Berdahl portrayed teams
as complex adaptive systems (CAS). And yet, despite broad agreement that
this approach facilitates a better understanding of teams, it has only now
been timidly incorporated into team research. To help fully incorporate the
logic of teams as CAS in the science of teams, we review extant research
on teams approached from a nonlinear dynamical system theory. Using a
systematic review approach, we selected 92 articles published over the last
17 years to integrate what we know about teams as CAS. Our review reveals
the evidence supporting teams as CAS, and the set of analytical techniques to
analyze team data from this perspective. This review contributes to teams’
theory and practice by offering ways to identify both research methods and
managing techniques that scholars and practitioners may apply to study and
manage teams as CAS.
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Keywords
Teams Complex adaptive systems Nonlinear dynamical systems Systematic literature review
Citation
Small Group Research, 49(2), 135-176. Doi: 10.1177/1046496417713849
Publisher
SAGE Publications