Team members' and supervisors' ratings of team performance: A case of inconsistency

This study used measures of team performance, organizational support, and s upervisors' judgment to examine the consistency of ratings of teams by both their members as well as their supervisors. For 75 team members from 13 di fferent work teams in different organizations Pearson correlation coefficie nts were used to assess the consistency of ratings of these measures within the teams and between teams and supervisors. The results indicate the need for rater training, both at the team and supervisor levels.