Title: The effects of information sharing, collective efficacy and team conflict on system development team performance

Authors: Joyce D. Jackson; Mun Y. Yi; Lai C. Liu

Addresses: Department of Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods, College of Business Administration, University of Texas–Pan American, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA ' Department of Knowledge Service Engineering, College of Information Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 335 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Korea ' Department of Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods, College of Business Administration, University of Texas–Pan American, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA

Abstract: Understanding the factors that determine information systems development (ISD) outcomes is an important step towards successfully deploying those systems. The ISD process is an information intensive and collaborative endeavour typically performed in teams. As a result, the process involves the sharing of information among multiple individuals. Previous research has demonstrated that information sharing has a direct positive effect on team performance. However, little is known about key mechanisms that underlie this relationship. The goal of this research is to understand direct and indirect effects of information sharing in the ISD context. Specifically, collective efficacy and conflict are theorised as intervening mechanisms in the information sharing and team performance relationship. Data were collected from experienced software development professionals. Information sharing was found to influence ISD team performance directly and indirectly via team conflict and collective efficacy. The results of the study provide important insight into effectively managing software development activities.

Keywords: information sharing; collective efficacy; team conflict; information systems development; ISD; team performance; partial least squares; PLS; teamwork; software development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBSR.2013.055322

International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 2013 Vol.7 No.3, pp.318 - 337

Published online: 28 Nov 2013 *

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