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Determinants of Team Performance: Mediating Role of Team Reflective Learning & Team Trust


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1 Associate Professor (OB & HR Area), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai 400087, India
2 Professor (OB & HR Area), SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai, India
     

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The purpose of the study is to understand the effect of team efficacy, team composition, team trust and team reflective learning on team performance of an informal sports team organi sed duri ng Indian festival Janamashtami. We contacted teams which performed the sport during the Janamashtami festival. The team members are termed as Govinda’s. The team was contacted during practice session to get data at the right frame of mind. The study collected sample from 50 Govinda teams, havi ng 434 t eam members. Resul t s showed significant relationship of team efficacy and team composition with team performance. The mediating effect of team trust and team reflective learning was also significant.
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Authors

Sumi Jha
Associate Professor (OB & HR Area), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai 400087, India
Nitin Vazirani
Professor (OB & HR Area), SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai, India

Abstract


The purpose of the study is to understand the effect of team efficacy, team composition, team trust and team reflective learning on team performance of an informal sports team organi sed duri ng Indian festival Janamashtami. We contacted teams which performed the sport during the Janamashtami festival. The team members are termed as Govinda’s. The team was contacted during practice session to get data at the right frame of mind. The study collected sample from 50 Govinda teams, havi ng 434 t eam members. Resul t s showed significant relationship of team efficacy and team composition with team performance. The mediating effect of team trust and team reflective learning was also significant.

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