Previous research has investigated the relationship between organizational tenure and performance by focusing primarily on organizational tenure of the individual employee. We propose that this approach is limited because organizational tenure should be conceptualized as relating to multiple entities including teams and their leaders. As predicted, analysis of two objective performance indicators of 1,753 employees working with 250 leaders of natural work teams in a financial services company revealed that, beyond employee organizational tenure, team leader organizational tenure and team organizational tenure diversity had positive incremental effects on employee performance. Moreover, the positive impact of employee organizational tenure was less pronounced in teams with high rather than low tenure diversity. Our findings suggest that organizations’ capacity to promote performance will be limited if they focus on organizational tenure of an individual, while neglecting the ways in which performance is shaped by organizational tenure related to multiple entities within a team.

本研究以團隊研究的角度探討創新的過程，進而去探討比較深入的團隊互動細節。本研究希望能夠將創新過程與團隊研究進行整合與對話，從中了解到團隊研究對於創新有何助益，而創新過程中不同的團隊因素之間又有何關聯性存在著？進而對我國企業未來進行創新過程時能有所助益。 研究對象的選擇方面，經由研究者立意評估之後，決定選擇「iBook與蘋果電腦協同設計個案」、「國豐Monitor品牌經營個案」、「華宇PMP之商品開發個案」、「華宇LCD Monitor商品開發個案」作為本研究之研究個案，原因簡述如后。 iBook與蘋果電腦協同設計個案： 爭取到蘋果電腦的合作意向之後，持續進行協同設計達五年之久。從創意發想到進行提案，成功爭取蘋果電腦首肯同意合作，並且開始進行iBook的細部開發，面對先進技術的未知性，面對及時上市的壓力，最後成功在市場上獲得好評。該公司當時只是成立不到一年的新公司，面對大廠環伺，該公司如何能夠勝出進行創新過程？以小搏大是本案例的獨特性，更能帶給新創業者不一樣的啟示。 國豐CRT Monitor品牌經營個案： 從無到有推出自有品牌，在傳統CRT螢幕被LCD取代之前穩占世界前五大品牌。從創意發想到確定構想，進而進行跨團隊合作，整合不同國家的人員進行創新過程，並且成功在市場上獲得一席之地。如何在眾家CRT競爭之下脫穎而出，值得深入進行探討。 華宇PMP商品開發個案： 華宇當時決定進行PMP產品的開發，在全無類似產品開發的經驗下，持續近一年之久。從創意發想到產品研發與製作，都是公司先前沒有經驗的領域，而且過去的華宇是以筆記型電腦代工為主，對於PMP產品並沒有接觸。華宇是個代工廠，且以筆記型電腦代工為主力，在這樣情境下的創新過程，會是怎樣轉折值得探討。 華宇LCD Monitor商品開發個案： 華宇在PMP商品開發失敗後，決定事業部化，遂成立視訊事業部專司LCD Monitor研發。捲土重來，雖然PMP失敗了，但是LCD卻成功，其中的原因為何？歷經一次失敗後，成功熱銷LCD Monitor之過程，浴火重生經驗值得研究。 本研究之個案均有獨特的背景與環境，研究者針對團隊研究之因素進行分析，找到各個團隊因素之間的關聯性後，以此進行本研究個案之研究探討，最後並作出結論與提出建議。 / This research will look at the process of “creativity to product” from the angle of team research. Team research focuses on confirming the interconnection of the factor such as the relationship between the leader and follower, the relationship between knowledge sharing and the innovation, etc. I decide to choose “Cooperating design of iBook and Apple computer”, ” Kuofeng monitor brands perating”, ”Arima’s PMP products development”, and “Arima’s LCD monitor development” as the cases studies for this research. The result of the cases I listed above. Cooperating design of iBook and Apple computer： From idea to proposal and finally the permission, ibook has cooperated with Apple computer for five years. Although faced with pressure and uncertainty, iBook finally was popular in the market. Encountered with many strong manufacturers, iBook was just a new company open less than one year. Its success in that kind of predicament can set a good example for the innovative industries. Kuofeng CRT monitor brands operating: Starting the brand from scratch, Kuofeng was always the top five brands before LCD replaced CRT monitor. From idea to realization, and then team work, they integrate the perators from different countries and different field, and successfully gain a place in the market. It completely experienced the process so that it also fit the criteria of comparability. Arima’s PMP products development: Arima wanted to find a way out by developing a new product, which was PMP. However, Arima did not possess the specialists of PMP related-products, neither did the industry. Though many adversities, what caused the final failure? I will elaborate this in my paper. Arima’s LCD monitors development: After the failure of PMP, the company became profit-centered. One of the unit specialized in developing the the LCD monitor.They did not have the experience but still developed the product received huge success. Compared with the failure of PMP, what cause the final success of this product? However they all have different background, direction and environment. How will these factors affect the result is worth doing research on it.The structure of this research is reflecting on the literatures, and focusing on the team factors to analyze, and using these results to study the cases.