The Effects of Team Enablers and Team Cohesion on Project Team Success
The aim of this study was to explore the influences of team enablers (team autonomy and organizational support) and team cohesion dimensions on project team success and to test the mediating effect of team cohesion dimensions in this relation. PLS-SEM was implemented in the study carried out in 110...
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doaj-f1ed318f255f45848418e646688434722020-11-25T00:35:05ZengIstanbul Commerce UniversityInternational Journal of Commerce and Finance2149-96082149-96082019-05-0151102120The Effects of Team Enablers and Team Cohesion on Project Team SuccessMurat Özer0Ahu Tuğba Karabulut1Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey The aim of this study was to explore the influences of team enablers (team autonomy and organizational support) and team cohesion dimensions on project team success and to test the mediating effect of team cohesion dimensions in this relation. PLS-SEM was implemented in the study carried out in 110 project teams with 343 team members in a multinational financial institution. The measurement model was tested for validity and reliability. Because the analysis was performed at team level, aggregation of the survey responses to team level were done by calculation of arithmetic mean. The findings of the research revealed that organizational support was a significant antecedent of team task cohesion and team effectiveness. Team task cohesion mediated the link between organizational support and team effectiveness. Although the significant direct positive influences of team autonomy on success dimensions were confirmed, it appeared that none of the dimensions of team cohesion was influenced by team autonomy. In line with the literature, positive influences of task cohesion on effectiveness and innovation were supported, but the influence of social cohesion on team success was immaterial.http://ijcf.ticaret.edu.tr/index.php/ijcf/article/view/102/pdf_71Project team successOrganizational supportTeam autonomy |
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The Effects of Team Enablers and Team Cohesion on Project Team Success |
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The Effects of Team Enablers and Team Cohesion on Project Team Success |
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The Effects of Team Enablers and Team Cohesion on Project Team Success |
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Istanbul Commerce University |
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International Journal of Commerce and Finance |
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2149-9608 2149-9608 |
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2019-05-01 |
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The aim of this study was to explore the influences of team enablers (team autonomy and organizational support) and team cohesion dimensions on project team success and to test the mediating effect of team cohesion dimensions in this relation. PLS-SEM was implemented in the study carried out in 110 project teams with 343 team members in a multinational financial institution. The measurement model was tested for validity and reliability. Because the analysis was performed at team level, aggregation of the survey responses to team level were done by calculation of arithmetic mean. The findings of the research revealed that organizational support was a significant antecedent of team task cohesion and team effectiveness. Team task cohesion mediated the link between organizational support and team effectiveness. Although the significant direct positive influences of team autonomy on success dimensions were confirmed, it appeared that none of the dimensions of team cohesion was influenced by team autonomy. In line with the literature, positive influences of task cohesion on effectiveness and innovation were supported, but the influence of social cohesion on team success was immaterial. |
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Project team success Organizational support Team autonomy |
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