The following post is a review/critique of : Barrick, M.R., Stewart, G.L., Neubert, M.J. & Mount, M.K. (1998). Relating member ability and personality to work-team processes and team effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 83(3), 377-391. Barrick et. al (1998) investigated relationships between team level variables of abilities, group personality traits and social cohesion to team [...]