ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of task interdependence and cooperative conflicts on the members of the research and development (R&D) engineering teams of consumer electronics manufacturers in Greater China. Questionnaires and interviews were administered to 283 R&D engineering teams; the results were calculated and analyzed. Subsequently, we categorised the teams according to various kinds of task interdependence before analyzing 32 cases of product development performed by these teams and investigating cooperation and conflict among team members. The results revealed four categories of task interdependence, namely reason and pragmatics, speed and efficiency, trust and mutual assistance, and institutional professionalism. Engineering design teams featuring different categories of task interdependence exhibit differing combinations of team cooperation, team conflict, loyalty, and work values. Few studies have addressed conflict and cooperation among engineering designers within teams; the current study fills this research gap and offers specific recommendations for R&D management practices.

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探索工程设计师之间的任务相互依赖和合作冲突

摘要 本研究调查了任务相互依赖和合作冲突对大中华区消费电子制造商研发 (R&D) 工程团队成员的影响。对 283 个研发工程团队进行了问卷调查和访谈；结果进行了计算和分析。随后，我们根据不同类型的任务相互依赖对团队进行了分类，然后分析了这些团队进行的 32 个产品开发案例，并调查了团队成员之间的合作和冲突。结果揭示了四类任务相互依赖，即理性与语用、速度与效率、信任与互助、制度专业性。具有不同类别任务相互依赖性的工程设计团队表现出团队合作、团队冲突、忠诚度和工作价值观的不同组合。很少有研究涉及团队内工程设计师之间的冲突与合作；目前的研究填补了这一研究空白，并为研发管理实践提供了具体建议。