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Pedro Torrente1, Marisa Salanova, Susana Llorens
1Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain. torrente@uji.es
Abstract:
In this study we analyze the mediating role of team work engagement between team social resources (i.e., supportive team climate, coordination, teamwork), and team performance (i.e., in-role and extra-role performance) as predicted by the Job Demands-Resources Model. Aggregated data of 533 employees nested within 62 teams and 13 organizations were used, whereas team performance was assessed by supervisor ratings. Structural equation modeling revealed that, as expected, team work engagement plays a mediating role between social resources perceived at the team level and team performance as assessed by the supervisor.
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