Abstract
With organizations moving towards team-based structures, there is a great interest in studying organizational teams. Using a comprehensive, thorough, and systematic literature review, this study reviews the existing studies that have contributed to the importance of intelligences in various types of teams. This study intends to structure existing research, identify its current trends, and provide an overview of recent research strands and topics on the role of intelligences in organizational teams. Searches were conducted of Web of Science and EBSCO databases. 44 eligible studies, published in Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) ≥ 2-star journals, were identified to map a thematic evolution of research on the role of intelligences in organizational teams. The results indicate that cognitive ability, emotional intelligence, and cultural intelligence can be considered as important factors contributing to various team-related outcomes. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate a growing interest in research on global virtual teams, which is a trend that is predicted to continue. Suggestions for future research directions are discussed.