Research Hit: Coffee Makes Business Teams More Effective

I just couldn’t resist reviewing this piece of research, from a few years ago, after I stumbled across this (likely because some background algorithm had recommended it to me based on my other Quick Hit yesterday on caffeine). And no, I do not have any financial interests in the coffee industry.

So how on earth and in what way can coffee make teams in business more effective?

The researchers at Ohio State University conducted two experiments in the guise of a coffee tasting experiment complemented with a discussion with undergraduates. The caffeinated coffee was given before or after a discussion task that had been assigned, or supplemented with decaffeinated coffee.

What happened?