# Exploring the Relationship between Team Diversity, Psychological Safety and Team Performance: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Drug Development

*Bresman · Team Learning, Culture & Context · Harvard Business School Working Paper · 2022 · Open access*

Examines how psychological safety mediates the relationship between team diversity and performance in pharmaceutical drug development. Found that PS is a prerequisite for diversity to translate into better outcomes — diverse teams with low PS underperformed homogeneous ones. One of the most important empirical papers connecting PS to equity and inclusion.

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## Connected concepts (10)

- [Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/edmondson-1999.md) (paper)
- [Psychological Safety: A Meta-Analytic Review and Extension](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/frazier-et-al-2017.md) (paper)
- [The Dynamics of Team Learning: Harmony and Rhythm in Teamwork Arrangements for Innovation](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/harvey-et-al-2023.md) (paper)
- [Joint Problem-Solving Orientation in Fluid Cross-Boundary Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/kerrissey-mayo-edmondson-2021.md) (paper)
- [Least Safe Person](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/a-team-is-only-as-safe-as-the-least-safe-person.md)
- [Making it Safe: The Effects of Leader Inclusiveness and Professional Status on Psychological Safety and Improvement Efforts in Health Care Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/nembhard-edmondson-2006.md) (paper)
- [Not Same for Everyone](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-isnt-the-same-for-everyone.md)
- [PS, Inclusion & Politics](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-inclusion-and-political-beliefs.md)
- [Diversity & Performance](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-54-diversity-and-performance.md)
- [PS Should Support DEI](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-should-support-dei-not-replace-it.md)