Time pressure influence on group work by task type and communication channel

The aim of this paper is to study the modulator effects of task type (intel lective, creative and bargaining) and communication channel on the influenc e of time pressure on group performance quality. For this reason, it was ca rried out an experiment using a sample of 124 subjects, that were randomly assigned into the six different experimental conditions (3*2 -communication channel*time pressure) in four-person groups. The results showed the relev ance of type of task and communication channel in understanding the relatio n between time pressure and group performance quality. It is suggested that future research will must take into account environmental or individual va riables as modulators to reach a better understanding of the relation betwe en time pressure and group performance quality, whose literature results ar e often contradictory.