High levels of air pollution reduce team performance

IF 2.5 2区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS Journal of Economic Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI:10.1016/j.joep.2024.102705

Paul M. Lohmann , Benedict Probst , Elisabeth Gsottbauer , Andreas Kontoleon

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Abstract

Teams play a key role in tackling complex societal challenges, such as developing vaccines or novel clean energy technologies. Yet, the effect of air pollution on team performance in non-routine problem-solving tasks is not well explored. Here, we document a sizable adverse effect of air pollution on team performance using data from 15,000 live escape games in London, United Kingdom. On high-pollution days, teams take on average 5% more time to solve a sequence of non-routine analytical tasks, which require collaborative skills analogous to those needed in the modern workplace. Negative effects are non-linear and only occur at high levels of air pollution, which are however commonplace in many developing countries. As team efforts predominantly drive innovation, high levels of air pollution may significantly hamper economic development.

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空气污染严重降低团队绩效

团队在应对复杂的社会挑战（如开发疫苗或新型清洁能源技术）中发挥着关键作用。然而，空气污染对团队在非日常问题解决任务中的表现的影响却没有得到很好的探讨。在这里，我们利用英国伦敦 15,000 场现场逃脱游戏的数据，记录了空气污染对团队表现的显著不利影响。在高污染天，团队解决一系列非程序性分析任务平均需要多花 5% 的时间，而这些任务所需的协作技能与现代工作场所所需的技能类似。负面影响是非线性的，只有在空气污染严重的情况下才会出现，而这种情况在许多发展中国家都很常见。由于团队合作是创新的主要驱动力，高水平的空气污染可能会严重阻碍经济发展。

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Journal of Economic Psychology Multiple-

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5.20

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31.40%

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审稿时长

63 days

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