The ASA framework: A field study of group personality composition and group performance in military action teams

A theoretical model integrating Schneider’s Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) framework, group personality composition, and group performance is presented. The proposed model focuses on three operationalizations of group composition based on the Big Five personality traits. This model suggests that for certain types of teams group minimum scores vary more than group mean scores, resulting in more robust predictors of group effectiveness. Results indi-cate that group minimum Agreeableness and Conscientiousness correlate pos-itively with supervisor ratings of performance, group average scores correlate positively with performance, and variance of Conscientiousness correlate inversely with group performance. Minimum scores for both Agreeableness and Conscientiousness vary more than mean scores, and teams with increased levels of both Agreeableness and Conscientiousness receive higher perfor-mance ratings than other types of teams. Initial support for the proposed model is presented, practical and research implications are discussed, and future directions for research are suggested