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Team Flexibility in Organizational Change Context: Antecedents and Consequences
Bin Ling1, Ziqian Liu1, Dusheng Chen2
1Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Psychology Research and Behavior Management
|November 10, 2021
Summary
Organizational change is enhanced by team flexibility, which is influenced by balanced ambidexterity and change leadership. This flexibility positively impacts employee adaptive and proactive behaviors during change.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Behavior
- Change Management
- Team Dynamics
Background:
- Organizational change necessitates adaptive behaviors from employees.
- Team flexibility is a crucial mechanism for navigating change.
- Understanding the drivers and outcomes of team flexibility is vital for successful organizational transitions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the antecedents and consequences of team flexibility within organizational change.
- To investigate team flexibility as a mediator between organizational factors and employee adaptive behaviors.
- To identify key leadership and organizational strategies that foster team flexibility.
Main Methods:
- A multilevel study involving 602 individuals across 108 teams and 43 organizations in China.
- Data collected via questionnaires and analyzed using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM).
- Monte Carlo simulations used to assess indirect effects and mediation.
Main Results:
- Balanced ambidexterity and change leadership positively influence team flexibility.
- Team flexibility positively impacts employee adaptive behavior, proactive behavior, and fairness perceptions.
- Team flexibility mediates the relationship between balanced ambidexterity and employee outcomes, and partially mediates the relationship with change leadership.
Conclusions:
- Team flexibility is established by change leadership (team level) and balanced ambidexterity (organizational level).
- Team flexibility significantly contributes to positive individual outcomes during organizational change.
- Findings provide insights into fostering adaptability and positive perceptions during organizational transitions.
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