Browsing by Author "Deacon, Amanda"

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    Team Adaptation in High Reliability Teams
    (2020-06-17) Deacon, Amanda; O'Neill, Thomas A.; Gilfoyle, Elaine; Caird, Jeffrey K.; MacInnis, Cara C.; Cheng, Adam; Grossman, Rebecca
    This research attempts to identify key components of adaptation in high reliability teams, with the goal being error reduction. The current literature is limited in its lack of empirical evidence showing how these models may differ based upon specific characteristics of high reliability teams. This topic is explored through three separate studies using resuscitation teams faced with family presence as a representation of a high reliability team requiring adaptation. Our first study sought to cultivate deeper understanding of the trigger and how it may potentially affect a team via a scoping study of family presence. The second study used qualitative analysis of debriefs with the sample population to identify key processes of successful team adaptation. In our third study, we used a mixed methods approach to test and provide evidence for the existence of the key processes and states identified in the second study. How this evidence contributes to our understanding of team adaptation in high reliability teams is discussed in the final chapter. Our findings indicate that high reliability teams differ from the standard team during the adaptation process and this may impact how we should approach training these teams.
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    Team Membership Change and the Role of Behavioural Integration on Team Performance
    (2015-10-02) Deacon, Amanda; O'Neill, Thomas
    Teams continue to increase in popularity within the workplace given their potential for levels of performance above that possible with individuals alone. Due to an ever-changing workforce, teams are susceptible to membership change, defined in this study as current members leaving the team and new members joining. In order to succeed, teams must adapt. This study investigated the role of Behavioural Integration (BI) in differentiating between teams on team performance, satisfaction and perceptions of learning. Using multilevel growth modeling, results indicated that guests’ BI was not a reliable predictor of team performance, however, it was positively related to the starting intercept for satisfaction. Supplemental analyses identified individual’s perceptions of social identity and psychological safety as significantly reliable predictors of subsequent individual perceptions of BI. The implications of these results are discussed, as well as an in-depth look at Behavioral Integration as a future mediator in our current team process models.