• Troy V Mumford, Chad H Van Iddekinge, Frederick P Morgeson, and Michael A Campion.
• Department of Management and Human Resources, College of Business, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-3555, USA. troy.mumford@usu.edu
• J Appl Psychol. 2008 Mar 1; 93 (2): 250-67.

AbstractThe main objectives in this research were to introduce the concept of team role knowledge and to investigate its potential usefulness for team member selection. In Study 1, the authors developed a situational judgment test, called the Team Role Test, to measure knowledge of 10 roles relevant to the team context. The criterion-related validity of this measure was examined in 2 additional studies. In a sample of academic project teams (N = 93), team role knowledge predicted team member role performance (r = .34). Role knowledge also provided incremental validity beyond mental ability and the Big Five personality factors in the prediction of role performance. The results of Study 2 revealed that the predictive validity of role knowledge generalizes to team members in a work setting (N = 82, r = .30). The implications of the results for selection in team environments are discussed.Copyright 2008 APA

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