Abstract
This paper describes the consequences of turnover, especially how a work group and a newcomer mutually adapt. We tested two groups, a group in which the task allocation gives space for a newcomer to fit in and a group in which this space was not available. For both groups, we tested conditions with newcomers being specialists, contributing to a specific part of the task, newcomers being generalists, being able to contribute in a global way, and a control condition with no newcomer. We studied the development of task allocation and performance. The results indicate that both the specialists and the generalists only contributed to a better performance when the task allocation provided the space for a newcomer to fit in.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advancing Social Simulation |
| Subtitle of host publication | The First World Congress |
| Editors | S Takahashi, D Scallach, J Rouchier |
| Place of Publication | BERLIN |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 213-224 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-4-431-73150-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | 1st World Congress on Social Simulation - , Japan Duration: 21-Aug-2006 → 25-Aug-2006 |
Other
| Other | 1st World Congress on Social Simulation |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| Period | 21/08/2006 → 25/08/2006 |
Keywords
- ORGANIZATIONS
- EXPERIENCE
- FRAMEWORK
- TEAMS
- WORK