Table 3 Characteristics of studies within supportive team behaviour

Business

Bradley et al. (2013) [55]

Investigate whether personality compositions influence the effect of task conflict on team performance

561 Students

Task conflict had a positive impact on performance in teams with high levels of openness or emotional stability

Porter et al. (2010) [26]

Examine boundary conditions for the positive effects of two aspects of teamwork (backing up behaviour and performance monitoring) on team performance

276 Undergraduate business students (69 teams)

Backing up behaviour had positive effects on team performance when combined with performance monitoring

Engineering

Shaukat et al. (2017) [59]

Offer insights regarding the consequences of relationship conflict among employees in terms of their task performance, contextual performance and turnover intentions

306 Telecom engineers

Relationship conflict is negatively related to task performance, contextual performance and turnover intentions

Sport

You (2020) [62]

Analyse the difference in cultural functions between high- and low-performance university soccer teams

316 Korean University Soccer Players

Higher performing teams were good at adapting to changes in their environment, and had coherent and aligned goals

Verma et al. (2012) [60]

Assess the role of different parameters of team cohesiveness (Group-Task and Group-Social) among the high and low performing teams

208 Male elite volleyball players

Group cohesion parameters were significantly higher among high-performance volleyball players in comparison with low-performance players

Warner et al. (2012) [61]

Employs social network analysis as a tool to explore a case study of the structural cohesiveness of two women’s collegiate basketball teams

47 Team members

High performing teams showed improved structural cohesion in the efficacy network and highlighted the movement of key players in the different networks (friendship, trust, advice, and efficacy) over time

Health and social care

Jehn et al. (2015) [57]

Examine the effects of asymmetric perceptions of task conflict on the anticipated relationship with the partner, as well as subjective and objective performance

84 University students (25 men and 59 women)

When individuals realise that they have asymmetric task conflict perceptions, they have lower expectations about having a positive relationship with their partner and perform worse

Education

Reimer (2001) [58]

Explore the effect of performance attributions on group achievement

80 Senior High school students

In situations in which a conflict arises among group members group, performance is determined by the individual’s problem-solving strategies and also by the extent to which group members consider their partners’ perspective

Multiple sectors

Bachrach et al. (2006) [53]

Examine whether task interdependence moderates the relationship between the helping form of organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and group performance

62 Teams

The relationship between helping and group performance depends on the level of task interdependence required of group members

Jackson (2011) [56]

Investigate if group failure on a task was expected to adversely affect cooperative responses to a subsequent social dilemma

48 Four-person teams

A strong group identity mitigated the adverse consequences of collective failure

Bang and Park (2015) [54]

Examine the relationship between task conflict and team performance

5,579 Employees (153 teams)

Task conflict positively predicted actual team performance when job demand was high, whereas it had a negative effect when job demand was low