Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 26, 2025

The HoneyComb Paradigm for Research on Collective Human Behavior
Published on: January 19, 2019
The influence of team reflexivity on employee's feedback-seeking behavior: a multi-level perspective
Mengli Liu1, Bing Liu1, Qihui Sun1
1School of Management, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Abstract:
The dynamism and uncertainty of the work environment increasingly emphasize the importance of employee's feedback-seeking behavior. Based on transactive memory system theory, the current study explores the multi-level effect of team reflexivity on team member's feedback-seeking behavior. Survey data collected from 197 participants in 56 teams in China showed that team reflexivity had a positive indirect effect on team member's feedback-seeking behavior, and team transactive memory system (TMS) mediated such effect. In addition, results also indicated that team shared mental models (SMMs) moderated the effect of team reflexivity on TMS. The research findings can help organizations recognize the importance of team reflexivity, TMS, and SMMs in promoting employees' feedback-seeking behavior. Based on this understanding, organizations can better formulate strategies to leverage team reflexivity, TMS, and SMMs to enhance team member's feedback-seeking behavior, which will also be beneficial for the sustainable development of the organization.
Related Concept Videos
The Sense of Self: Reflected Self-Appraisal and Social Comparison
Self-Evaluation: Self-Enhancement and Self-Verification
Social Loafing
Stereotype Threat and Self-fulfilling Prophecies
Social Proof
Self-Discrepancy Theory

