Predictors of Group Performance in a Police Criminal Investigation Department: the Role of Gender Homogeneity, Leadership and Team Characteristics

Jaap Schaveling; Saskia Blaauw; Kees van Montfort

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Predictors of Group Performance in a Police Criminal Investigation Department: the Role of Gender Homogeneity, Leadership and Team Characteristics

Jaap Schaveling, Saskia Blaauw, Kees van Montfort

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Abstract

The Netherlands’ Ministry of Security and Justice has agreed on performance targets with the country’s police departments. Introducing the targets created a shift to controlling performance in team management focus. This empirical study of police teams in Utrecht in the Netherlands (N = 134) focuses on the influence of leadership style, gender and psychosocial team factors when teams are required to achieve agreed performance objectives. We address calls in the literature for more research into (objective) measures relating to effective police leadership and existing (police) management practices. Gender homogeneity, a combination of charismatic, empowering and transactional leadership styles, and team members’ awareness of team achievements were found to be relevant. The practical implications of these results are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	358-368
Journal	Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Volume	32
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-017-9227-z
Publication status	Published - Dec 2017
Externally published	Yes

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