In an attempt to discern the mechanisms underlying the positive effect of constructive-
cooperative conflict management pattern of integrating on team innovation, we draw
on theories linking the nature of team atmosphere or climate with team effectiveness
(Cunningham & Chelladurai, 2004; Lembke & Wilson,1998; Tyler & Blader, 2003;
West & Hirst, 2003) Team climate constitutes a broad, overarching concept. Our
research model explicates one of the main factors, which determines the nature of
team climate: team-identity. This is a group-level concept derived from the construct of
team-identification.