Improvisational theatre as team development intervention for climate for work group innovation
Orientation: Changes in business environments have resulted in a need for the development of innovative teams. Improvisational theatre as a technique could contribute to the understanding of how individuals can work together and be innovative. Research purpose and motivation: This study evaluates th...
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| author | Burgert Kirsten Ronel du Preez |
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| description | Orientation: Changes in business environments have resulted in a need for the development of innovative teams. Improvisational theatre as a technique could contribute to the understanding of how individuals can work together and be innovative.
Research purpose and motivation: This study evaluates the influence of a team development intervention utilising improvisational theatre exercises on innovative work group climate.
Research design, approach and method: A quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design was employed with an experimental group and a control group from a healthcare managerial division.
Main findings: Repeated-measures ANOVA results indicated that for innovative work group climate as a whole, as well as for three of its factors, namely participative safety, vision, and task orientation, the experimental group’s scores improved significantly (p < 0.05). Support for innovation did not show significant differences.
Practical/Managerial implications: This research has shown that improvisational theatre is a team development tool that can be used to assist work teams in creating a climate for innovation.
Contribution/value-add: This study extends the body of knowledge in the field of team building and highlights the contribution that improvisational theatre can make toward the development of work teams. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83ad736e03d7417cbed173124fb919892022-12-22T00:02:56ZengAOSISSA Journal of Industrial Psychology0258-52002071-07632010-11-01361e1e910.4102/sajip.v36i1.862783Improvisational theatre as team development intervention for climate for work group innovationBurgert Kirsten0Ronel du Preez1Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch UniversityOrientation: Changes in business environments have resulted in a need for the development of innovative teams. Improvisational theatre as a technique could contribute to the understanding of how individuals can work together and be innovative. Research purpose and motivation: This study evaluates the influence of a team development intervention utilising improvisational theatre exercises on innovative work group climate. Research design, approach and method: A quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design was employed with an experimental group and a control group from a healthcare managerial division. Main findings: Repeated-measures ANOVA results indicated that for innovative work group climate as a whole, as well as for three of its factors, namely participative safety, vision, and task orientation, the experimental group’s scores improved significantly (p < 0.05). Support for innovation did not show significant differences. Practical/Managerial implications: This research has shown that improvisational theatre is a team development tool that can be used to assist work teams in creating a climate for innovation. Contribution/value-add: This study extends the body of knowledge in the field of team building and highlights the contribution that improvisational theatre can make toward the development of work teams.https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/862innovationgroup climategroup performanceimprovisationteam-building |
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| title | Improvisational theatre as team development intervention for climate for work group innovation |
| title_full | Improvisational theatre as team development intervention for climate for work group innovation |
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| title_short | Improvisational theatre as team development intervention for climate for work group innovation |
| title_sort | improvisational theatre as team development intervention for climate for work group innovation |
| topic | innovation group climate group performance improvisation team-building |
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