The effect of individual perceptions of deadlines on team performance

Based on a review of existing literature, we propose that two time-oriented individual differences-time urgency and time perspective-influence team me mbers' perceptions of deadlines. We present propositions describing how tim e urgency and time perspective affect individuals' deadline perceptions and subsequent deadline-oriented behaviors and how different deadline percepti ons and behaviors among team members affect the ability of teams to meet de adlines. We end with implications for existing theory and future research.