Month: March 2025

research results

We have completed the experimental stage in the project of studying flow in virtual teams

We have completed the experiments in the project “Flow and virtual team effectiveness”! Our research was aimed at understanding what really affects the effectiveness of teams operating remotely. We focused on the concept of team flow – a state in which team members are fully engaged, focused and work in harmony, achieving above-average results. We designed experiments to capture not only the end results of the teams’ work, but, more importantly, the dynamics of the processes that lead to these results. By using original research tools and state-of-the-art online solutions, we were able to observe how collaboration, social influence and

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research results

Is it possible to reduce the influence of a manager on his team?

During the 5th Scientific Conference “Contemporary Challenges of Management, Economics and Finance” we presented the results of research on the influence of the manager on the team and the possibility of reducing this influence. As a result of research on the impact of people on other members of the organization, two opposing approaches have developed to the importance of social influence in achieving the effectiveness of teams or entire organizations. On the one hand, the literature emphasizes the key role of the team manager in the achievement of high team performance, while on the other hand, there are views advocating

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conferences

V Scientific Conference “Contemporary Challenges of Management, Economics and Finance” – event report

On March 14, 2025, the 5th edition of the Scientific Conference “Contemporary Challenges of Management, Economics and Finance” was held within the walls of the University of Szczecin. The event, organized by the Department of Human Capital Management, attracted a wide range of scientists, practitioners and students interested in the latest trends in management, economics and finance. Prof. Barbara Kożusznik, Ph.D., and Olaf Flak, Ph.D., sent a paper to this conference entitled “Influence of Sustainable Team Management In Virtual Teams on Teamwork Performance. Results of Research,” which will be published in the coming months. The conference was opened by Prof.

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about competences

Research and project team – Principle No. 4: select people who are very different from each other to the team

The last, 4th rule of the Beatles team, described by A. Sobel, is as follows: Select people who are very different from each other to the team, invite both specialists and laymen, try to introduce friendly competition in creative problem solving. The most famous duo in the history of music – John Lennon and Paul McCartney – are both a duo of contradictions and sparking opposites. When they met in July 1957, Lennon was a cynical young 16-year-old who constantly got into youthful trouble. McCartney conversely was well-mannered and optimistic about the world. Lennon hated the public and being popular,

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about competences

Research and project team – Principle No. 3: let team members shine

The Principle No. 3 of a successful team, which was proposed by A. Sobel in his article “The Beatles Principles,” is: let team members shine on the whole team. Although the driving force behind the Beatles was John Lennon and Paul McCartney – authors of most of the band’s songs – the other musicians, George Harrisom and Ringo Starr, were equally popular. To ensure that all members of the Beatles were recognized by the public, the band used a variety of procedures. For example, in rock bands, usually the least known figure is the drummer. To counteract this, Lennon and

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