Team Diversity Structure and Team Task-related Performance: A Mediated Moderation Model

The study explored the underlying mechanism of how team diversity structure exerts its influences on team task-related performance from the perspective of the demographic characteristics diversity. The author collects data by behavior experimental approach in four-person teams and followed Wen, Chang and Hou's method(2006) to test a mediated moderation model. As expected, the findings are as follows: Firstly, team diversity structure has a significant effect on team task-related performance. Secondly, hierarchical regression analysis indicates that this effect is moderated by team members' attitude towards diversity. Thirdly, information elaboration conveys the effect of team diversity structure, attitude towards diversity and their interaction on team task-related performance. The present study helps explain the contradictory conclusions about team diversity and discusses the implications for managing demographically diverse teams.