Emotions and Decision-Making Processes in Management TeamsA Collective Level Analysis

  1. Tran, Veronique
  2. Páez Rovira, Darío
  3. Sánchez Fernández, Flor
Revista:
Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology

ISSN: 1576-5962

Año de publicación: 2012

Volumen: 28

Número: 1

Páginas: 15-24

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5093/TR2012A2 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology

Resumen

Las emociones específicas se han estudiado poco en relación a la toma de decisiones. Utilizando los datos de 20 compañías simuladas en juego de roles por 106 directivos que asistieron a programas de formación para ejecutivos, este estudio examina en qué medida cuatro clases de emociones (positivas de logro, positivas de aproximación, negativas de resignación, y negativa de antagonismo) se asocian a procesos de toma de decisión en equipo o grupales. Coeficiente intra-clase significativos confirmaron la factibilidad de agregar en media grupales tanto las emociones como los procesos de toma de decisiones. Correlaciones colectivas o realizadas con las puntuaciones agregadas al nivel de equipo de trabajo mostraron que las emociones de aproximación se asociaban a la generación de alternativas, particularmente en la fase de desarrollo de una tarea de toma de decisiones en equipo. Finalmente, una ratio de emociones positivas sobre negativas correlacionó positivamente con un buen proceso de toma decisiones. Nuevas investigaciones ampliando el estudio de la influencia de las emociones en los procesos de decisión se plantean, así como se discuten las implicaciones prácticas del estudio.

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