Exploring the effects of cognitive style diversity and self-efficacy beliefs on final design attributes in student design teams

Previous research has demonstrated the benefit of higher levels of cognitive style diversity and task-specific self-efficacy beliefs on team performance in complex tasks. This study aims to add to this growing body of literature by exploring the effects of both cognitive diversity and the self-effic...

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Published in:Design studies 2019-01, Vol.60, p.71-102
Main Authors: Menold, Jessica, Jablokow, Kathryn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cognitive diversity
design theory
innovation
teamwork
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Summary:Previous research has demonstrated the benefit of higher levels of cognitive style diversity and task-specific self-efficacy beliefs on team performance in complex tasks. This study aims to add to this growing body of literature by exploring the effects of both cognitive diversity and the self-efficacy beliefs of design teams on final design solutions. The final designs produced by 55 student design teams in a junior-level mechanical engineering course were analyzed, and measures of team-level cognitive diversity and task-specific self-efficacy beliefs were collected. Results indicate that higher cognitive diversity and aggregate engineering design self-efficacy levels of design teams significantly impact final design characteristics; aggregate creative self-efficacy had no effect on design characteristics. •Data from 55 student design teams and final designs compared.•Higher levels of cognitive diversity significantly affect final designs.•Aggregate engineering design self-efficacy significantly affect final designs.•Aggregate creative self-efficacy did not significantly affect final designs.
ISSN:0142-694X
1872-6909
DOI:10.1016/j.destud.2018.08.001