
Tackling upcoming projects : the development and efficacy of event previews an experimental study
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- Eveline Schollaert (UGent) , Shana Mertens (UGent) , Frederik Anseel (UGent) , Tom Kluijtmans (UGent) , Marie Servaes (UGent) and Saskia Crucke (UGent)
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- Traditional performance management systems are increasingly seen as ill-conceived for today’s dynamic organizational landscape. Researchers and practitioners advocate for agile PM systems that emphasize continuous monitoring, learning, and feedback. We present the ‘event preview’, a novel approach that is designed to address several shortcomings of traditional performance management practices. Event previews consist of five fixed questions, which are discussed among team members before an event, instigating a detailed reflection and mental simulation of upcoming events or projects in order to achieve the desired outcomes. In doing so, event previews support teams to utilize their projects as learning opportunities. This study provides the theoretical basis for the event preview and empirically tests its effectiveness. A sample of 119 teams participated in the experiment in which they were asked to solve as many puzzles as possible within a fixed time frame. One condition conducted an event preview beforehand, the other condition did not. Our findings, which were based on a comparison of the averages of the two conditions, suggest that the event preview holds promise for improving team performance and communication. As such, the event preview presents an additional instrument to the changing performance management landscape. This simple practice can be incorporated in the performance management cycle, emphasizing adaptability and continuous improvement in organizations.
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01HJ0PT38HYAG30HBME7N7T4YY
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- Schollaert, Eveline, et al. “Tackling Upcoming Projects : The Development and Efficacy of Event Previews an Experimental Study.” PLOS ONE, vol. 18, no. 12, 2023, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293271.
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- Schollaert, E., Mertens, S., Anseel, F., Kluijtmans, T., Servaes, M., & Crucke, S. (2023). Tackling upcoming projects : the development and efficacy of event previews an experimental study. PLOS ONE, 18(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293271
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- Schollaert, Eveline, Shana Mertens, Frederik Anseel, Tom Kluijtmans, Marie Servaes, and Saskia Crucke. 2023. “Tackling Upcoming Projects : The Development and Efficacy of Event Previews an Experimental Study.” PLOS ONE 18 (12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293271.
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- Schollaert, Eveline, Shana Mertens, Frederik Anseel, Tom Kluijtmans, Marie Servaes, and Saskia Crucke. 2023. “Tackling Upcoming Projects : The Development and Efficacy of Event Previews an Experimental Study.” PLOS ONE 18 (12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293271.
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- 1.Schollaert E, Mertens S, Anseel F, Kluijtmans T, Servaes M, Crucke S. Tackling upcoming projects : the development and efficacy of event previews an experimental study. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(12).
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- [1]E. Schollaert, S. Mertens, F. Anseel, T. Kluijtmans, M. Servaes, and S. Crucke, “Tackling upcoming projects : the development and efficacy of event previews an experimental study,” PLOS ONE, vol. 18, no. 12, 2023.
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