Future INGRoup Conferences

The first INGRoup conference was held in Pittsburgh, PA in 2006, and the 20th anniversary conference will be a homecoming! Join us in Pittsburgh July 23-25, 2026.

We are currently soliciting proposals for conference locations in 2027 and beyond! If you are interested in hosting the INGRoup conference, contact Anita Blanchard, Vice President, Conference Coordinator, at anita.blanchard@uncc.edu.

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Small Group Research Special Issue

Small Group Research has a new special issue featuring articles from INGRoup's McGrath Award winners. Access the articles here:

Reflections and Insights on Groups and Teams from McGrath Lifetime Achievement Award Winners (Introduction by INGRoup president Steve Zaccaro and INGRoup vice president Anita Blanchard)
Mara Waller (2024 winner): Something of a Career
Amy Edmondson (2021 winner): Team Learning in the Field: An Organizing Framework and Avenues for Future Research
Laurie Weingart (2020 winner): Reflections of an Accidental Scholar and the Founding of INGRoup
John Hollenbeck (2019 winner): Hit Me with Your Best Shot: A Reflective Essay on a Career in the Field of Team Research
Linda Argote (2018 winner): Group Dynamics Meets Organizational Learning: Reflections on Research
Steve Kozlowski (2017 winner): A Multilevel, Emergent Journey to Unpack Team Process Dynamics
Sara Kiesler (2016 winner): Challenges for Research on Groups in Cyberspace
John Mathieu (2015 winner): Reflections on the Field of Workgroup Research and My Personal Journey

We are saddened to report that one of our McGrath Lifetime Achievement Award winners, John Levine, has passed away. He was a prolific researcher and will be greatly missed by the INGRoup community.

Click the photograph to see John's obituary.

Recent member publications on groups and teams

In Press

Luvison, D., & Michel, J. W. (2025). Enhancing Student Team Effectiveness Through Team Charter Revision, Feedback, and Coaching. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251350659
Verresen, R., Vangrieken, K., & Loeys, T. (2025). Team Psychological Safety (De)Composition: Connecting Lower-Level Dyadic Perceptions to Higher-Level Beliefs. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251347901
Rico, R., Antino, M., Gibson, C. B., Simkins, S., & Uitdewilligen, S. (2025). Putting out the Fires: The Role of Team Knowledge, Coordination, and Procedural Rigidity in Adapting and Performing During Disruptive Events. Organization Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2022.16932
Klonek, F., & Parker, S. (2025). Does AI at Work Increase Stress? Text Mining Social Media About Human–AI Team Processes and AI Control. Journal of Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.70000?af=R
Handke, L., Costa, P. L., Hincapie, M. X., & Johnson, M. D. (2025). Not Even Remotely Close: How Co‐Location Imbalance Affects Subgroup Formation in Hybrid Teams. Journal of Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2875?af=R
Kush, J., Argote, L., & Aven, B. (2025). The Effects of Communication Networks on Shared Social Identity and Group Performance. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251326615
Oh, J., Reimer, T., & Park, E. S. (2025). Effects of Sensory Experience on Group Decision Making. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964251323288
Santos, C. M., Uitdewilligen, S., der Vegt, L. v., Schippers, M. C., & Passos, A. M. (2025). Directed but Reflecting: Guided Team Reflexivity as an Intervention to Foster Team Performance Improvement Under Directive Leadership. Group & Organization Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011251323984

Recently Published

Raetze, S., Steputat-Raetze, A., Mueller, H., Maynard, M. T., & Schmutz, J. B. (2025). Teamwork Under Adversity: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda. Academy of Management Annals, 19(2), 635-692.
Mayo, A. T., Woolley, A. W., John, L., March, C., Witchel, S., & Nowalk, A. (2025). Coordination in Dynamic Teams: Investigating a Learning–Productivity Trade-Off. Organization Science, 36(2), 967‒992. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2022.16729
Sohn, W., & Harvey, J. (2025). Team-Supervisor Time Pressure (In)congruence and Team Creativity. Small Group Research, 56(2), 206‒238. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964241291819