The system approach: A preliminary exploratory study of the relation between team composition and financial performance in business games

Abstract

Asked 16 3-5 man self-organizing teams, composed to vary on a dimension of conceptual complexity of the individual members, to compete in a laboratory-based business game. Competitive performance was measured in terms of profit or loss accumulated over a 12-wk period of operations. Variation in team size (3-5 members) was not related to performance. The primary composition variable, conceptual complexity, as measured by a Paragraph Completion Test, was significantly related to financial performance. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)