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American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 47, No. 6, 740-765 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764203260208
© 2004 SAGE Publications

The Role of Positivity and Connectivity in the Performance of Business Teams

A Nonlinear Dynamics Model

Marcial Losada

Meta Learning

Emily Heaphy

University of Michigan Business School

Connectivity, the control parameter in a nonlinear dynamics model of team performance is mathematically linked to the ratio of positivity to negativity (P/N) in team interaction. By knowing the P/N ratio it is possible to run the nonlinear dynamics model that will portray what types of dynamics are possible for a team. These dynamics are of three types: point attractor, limit cycle, and complexor (complex order, or "chaotic" in the mathematical sense). Low performance teams end up in point attractor dynamics, medium perfomance teams in limit cycle dynamics, and high performance teams in complexor dynamics.

Key Words: positivity • connectivity • team performance • nonlinear dynamics


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