Deng Xiao, Wang Ying, Sun Xiuli
Business School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China.
Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Front Psychol. 2020 May 26;11:759. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00759. eCollection 2020.
From the perspective of entrepreneurial team processes, this study examines the effect of a dynamic team environment on entrepreneurial team innovation. Through applying uncertainty reduction theory, it proposes the influence mechanism and boundary condition of the relationship between dynamic team environment and entrepreneurial team innovation. By analyzing a sample of 270 entrepreneurial teams in China, it is found that a dynamic team environment can evoke entrepreneurial team innovation via triggering team members' agreement-seeking behavior and then promoting team knowledge integration. In addition, team centralization of decision making can weaken the relationship between agreement-seeking behavior and team knowledge integration. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of entrepreneurial teams' reactions to dynamic environments and the multistep mechanism that transfers the impact of a dynamic team environment to entrepreneurial team innovation through team members' reactions and team interactions.
从创业团队过程的角度来看，本研究考察了动态团队环境对创业团队创新的影响。通过应用不确定性降低理论，提出了动态团队环境与创业团队创新之间关系的影响机制和边界条件。通过对中国270个创业团队的样本进行分析，发现动态团队环境可以通过引发团队成员的寻求共识行为，进而促进团队知识整合，来激发创业团队创新。此外，团队决策集权化会削弱寻求共识行为与团队知识整合之间的关系。我们的研究结果有助于更好地理解创业团队对动态环境的反应，以及通过团队成员反应和团队互动将动态团队环境的影响转化为创业团队创新的多步骤机制。
