The Link Between Group Emotional Competence and Group Effectiveness

In a period of about 15 years, participation in work teams has become a standard in most U.S. organizations (Lawler, 1998). In fact, the Wall Street Journal's rank of the criteria used by recruiters seeking to hire MBAs placed “the ability to work well within a team” second; it was right behind “communication and interpersonal skills” (Alsop, 2003).