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Team orientations, interpersonal relations, and team success.

Abstract Much research has been conducted in recent years concerning “cohesiveness” and team success. The results in this area seem at first glance to be somewhat contradictory, but the contradictions begin to dissolve when one examines how cohesiveness was measured and what kind of team was investigated in each relevant study. In this article, an effort is made to clarify the meaning of past findings in this area and to report some additional evidence from a new study of cohesiveness-related factors and team success. Taken together, the results of the past and new research suggest that: (a) cohesiveness and team task commitment are positively associated with team success for sports teams in general, (b) interpersonal attraction and team success are positively associated for “interacting-type” teams and negatively associated for “coacting-type” teams, (c) team spirit and team success are negatively associated for at least “interacting-type” teams, and (d) higher levels of team success (for at least “inter...