Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizing
Although extant research has emphasized task-oriented processes in teams, its focus on dynamic teams in digital environments remains limited, particularly regarding non-linear effects. Integrating attention capacity theory and activation theory, this study proposes a curvilinear (inverted-U) relatio...
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| description | Although extant research has emphasized task-oriented processes in teams, its focus on dynamic teams in digital environments remains limited, particularly regarding non-linear effects. Integrating attention capacity theory and activation theory, this study proposes a curvilinear (inverted-U) relationship between task-oriented interaction and team organizing efficiency in digitally-mediated teams. Analyzing 455 spontaneous sports teams from an open-boundary organizational platform revealed support for the proposed curvilinear relationship, with team identification moderating the effect. Specifically, when team identification was low (vs. high), the inverted-U relationship was more salient. With high (vs. low) team identification, teams exhibited relatively higher levels of team organizing efficiency, regardless of task-oriented interaction. These findings establish diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction as a fundamental boundary condition for digitally-mediated organizing efficacy, advancing theory on dynamic team coordination and offering pragmatic guidelines for managing technology-mediated sports collaboration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cfeb998c1d1b49ee914acd9ba0ed28e12025-08-20T03:47:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-08-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15488461548846Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizingJing Yang0Tang Yao1Jun Wang2School of Mathematics, Chengdu Normal University, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaAlthough extant research has emphasized task-oriented processes in teams, its focus on dynamic teams in digital environments remains limited, particularly regarding non-linear effects. Integrating attention capacity theory and activation theory, this study proposes a curvilinear (inverted-U) relationship between task-oriented interaction and team organizing efficiency in digitally-mediated teams. Analyzing 455 spontaneous sports teams from an open-boundary organizational platform revealed support for the proposed curvilinear relationship, with team identification moderating the effect. Specifically, when team identification was low (vs. high), the inverted-U relationship was more salient. With high (vs. low) team identification, teams exhibited relatively higher levels of team organizing efficiency, regardless of task-oriented interaction. These findings establish diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction as a fundamental boundary condition for digitally-mediated organizing efficacy, advancing theory on dynamic team coordination and offering pragmatic guidelines for managing technology-mediated sports collaboration.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1548846/fulltask-oriented interactiondiminishing returnsteam identificationteam efficiencydynamic teamsamateur sports organizing |
| spellingShingle | Jing Yang Tang Yao Jun Wang Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizing Frontiers in Psychology task-oriented interaction diminishing returns team identification team efficiency dynamic teams amateur sports organizing |
| title | Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizing |
| title_full | Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizing |
| title_fullStr | Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizing |
| title_short | Diminishing returns of task-oriented interaction in digitally-mediated dynamic teams: evidence from amateur sports organizing |
| title_sort | diminishing returns of task oriented interaction in digitally mediated dynamic teams evidence from amateur sports organizing |
| topic | task-oriented interaction diminishing returns team identification team efficiency dynamic teams amateur sports organizing |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1548846/full |
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