Team Cohesion Case Study

Cohesion within a team is a predictor of the success rates of that team. There have been studies that have measured the rates of success, and the levels of cohesion within a team. Most studies have found that the higher the levels of cohesion within a team, the better success they have. In a video, Pauschmann (2012) breaks down what needs to be present within a team for them to be successful. The main factor of a successful team is a common goal.
Introduction
A team is defined as “a set of people (random or chosen) that are working together to perform a task” (Pauschmann, 2012). Being a part of a team involves a lot more than many people may think. There needs to be communication, structure within the team, certain rules that need to be followed,

Carron et al. (2002) conducted a study that measured the relationship between team cohesion and team success. While they focused on basketball and soccer, the results can be applied to team sports in general. They defined team success as the team’s winning percentage, so it was solely based on the team’s results on the field or the court. (Carron et al., 2002). The dependent variable in the study done by Carron et al. (2002) was team success, and the independent variable was team cohesion. That is, the variable that was being measured was team success, and the variable that was changing was team cohesion. They used the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ), which is a self-report questionnaire that has 18 items measured on a Likert scale. Overall, they found that the correlation between team cohesion and team success to be positive, with higher levels of cohesion within a team being related to the success rates of the team (Carron et al.,

Being able to come together as a team, pushing individual differences aside, is extremely important in the success of the team. A group is a bunch of people that are just together, all working, while a team works together to reach a common goal (Pauschmann, 2012). Having a common goal is needed when measuring cohesion. If everyone on the team is trying to achieve different things, then there is going to be a high level of conflict. However, if the leader of the team sets a goal for everyone, that everyone on the team agrees on, then the levels of conflict are going to decrease, and the team is going to come together to achieve their