Beyond positivism: Toward a pluralistic approach to studying “real” teams

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Organizational Psychology Review Pub Date : 2020-04-15 DOI:10.1177/2041386620915593

Kyi Phyu Nyein, Jesse R. Caylor, Ngoc S. Duong, T. Fry, Jessica L. Wildman

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Abstract

To conduct sound research on organizational teams while overcoming the difficulties inherent in studying teams in situ, it is essential for researchers to consider all possible methodologies at their disposal. However, in the science of teams, published research is primarily driven by a positivist paradigm and quantitative methodology. This research offers an important perspective but fails to capitalize on the wide array of paradigms and methodologies outside of this perspective. Accordingly, we advocate for a pluralistic approach to studying real-world teams that utilizes qualitative methodologies to complement and enhance quantitative findings. We summarize philosophical assumptions, research paradigms, and qualitative methodologies not commonly used in research on teams. We then highlight existing qualitative research within several exemplar topic areas (team conflict, membership change, team adaptation, shared leadership, and inclusion in teams) and offer propositions for how qualitative methodologies can be used to develop a better understanding of real teams in organizations.

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超越实证主义:走向研究“真实”团队的多元方法

为了对组织团队进行良好的研究，同时克服就地研究团队所固有的困难，研究人员必须考虑他们所掌握的所有可能的方法。然而，在团队科学中，发表的研究主要是由实证主义范式和定量方法驱动的。这项研究提供了一个重要的视角，但未能充分利用这一视角之外的各种范式和方法。因此，我们提倡一种多元化的方法来研究现实世界的团队，利用定性的方法来补充和增强定量的发现。我们总结了在团队研究中不常用的哲学假设、研究范式和定性方法。然后，我们强调了在几个范例主题领域(团队冲突、成员变更、团队适应、共享领导和团队包容)中现有的定性研究，并提出了如何使用定性方法来更好地理解组织中的真实团队的建议。

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期刊介绍： Organizational Psychology Review is a quarterly, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by SAGE in partnership with the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Organizational Psychology Review’s unique aim is to publish original conceptual work and meta-analyses in the field of organizational psychology (broadly defined to include applied psychology, industrial psychology, occupational psychology, organizational behavior, personnel psychology, and work psychology).Articles accepted for publication in Organizational Psychology Review will have the potential to have a major impact on research and practice in organizational psychology. They will offer analyses worth citing, worth following up on in primary research, and worth considering as a basis for applied managerial practice. As such, these should be contributions that move beyond straight forward reviews of the existing literature by developing new theory and insights. At the same time, however, they should be well-grounded in the state of the art and the empirical knowledge base, providing a good mix of a firm empirical and theoretical basis and exciting new ideas.