Masters Theses

Alternative Title

Performance and project spirit of student design competition teams

Abstract

"Student design competition teams present a valuable research possibility in the field of work group research. They are widely available and present greater learning opportunities than do class project groups. This study intended to create an instrument to measure the level of project spirit and team performance in order to establish a link between these two concepts. In the present study, nine student design competition teams from the University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR) campus (n = 186) were surveyed. The results indicate a strong correlation of the project spirit variables (project culture, project commitment, project citizenship, and project satisfaction) with team performance. At the team unit level of analysis, additional evidence of this is provided. The relatively small number of teams in this study precludes definitive conclusions but the results suggest additional investigations would be worthwhile"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Spurlock, David

Committee Member(s)

Myers, Donald D., 1939-2009
Raper, Stephen A.

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Engineering Management

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Spring 2003

Pagination

ix, 70 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-69)

Rights

© 2003 Bradley Marcus Davis, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Teams in the workplace -- Evaluation
Organizational effectiveness -- Measurement

Thesis Number

T 8257

Print OCLC #

53221520

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