Prior studies
have also used the level of uncertainty to distinguish
between exploratory and exploitative innovation projects.
Furthermore, previous research has found team size to be
related to cohesiveness and internal communication for
groups (e.g., Ancona and Caldwell, 1992). Scholars have also
found that larger groups show greater potential for team
conflict (Williams and O’Reilly, 1998), which may result in
reduced team performance (De Dreu and Weingart, 2003).
In addition, project duration is used here as a proxy for
project size, because long-term projects will necessitate
extensive use of tangible and intangible resources.