Interferences affecting creativity of innovation team

Abstract

Interferences affecting creativity of innovation teams were investigated on the basis of organizational behaviour and leadership psychology statements. The research of the processes that taking place during team formation, differentiation, integration, and maturity stages, was made. Also, the article studies the team members' relationships change and the potential psychological problems of the team moving from one stage to another stage. It was found that the negative influence on the working efficiency arising from the composition of the team, work process design, and contextual situation problems is decreasing when innovation team moving through formation, differentiation, and integration stages. The negative impact of these problems to the team work efficiency during maturity stage greatly reduced, but remains the most important.