Teamworking and organizational performance: A review of survey-based research
By A. Delarue, Geert van Hootegem, Stephen Procter, M. Burridge. 2008
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This paper presents a review of recent survey-based research looking at the contribution of teamwork to organizational performance. In particular, it focuses on empirical studies in which both teamwork and performance are directly measured in a quantitative way. The paper begins by identifying four interrelated dimensions of teamwork effectiveness: attitudinal, behavioural, operational and financial. The first two represent transmission mechanisms by which organizational performance can be improved. The latter two provide direct measures of organizational outcomes. The review shows that teamworking has a positive impact on all four dimensions of performance. It also reveals that, when teamwork is combined with structural change, performance can be further enhanced. The paper concludes by highlighting some important research gaps that future studies could address.
Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology, Strategy and Management
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- Flow experience and team performance: The role of team goal commitment and information exchange (2013, unknown): “Work teams are becoming increasingly popular in organizations given their merits, which include a possible increase in performance and creativity, a synergistic effect, and a reduction in production costs and the rate of absenteeism (Delarue et al. 2008; Larson 2010; Richter et al. 2011).”
- Workplace innovation for better jobs and performance (2011, background): “Most studies reported higher employee commitment and satisfaction and lower levels of turnover and absenteeism (Delarue et al., 2008).”
- Sample Selection in Systematic Literature Reviews of Management Research (2021, methodology): “, with an asterisk), which was also used by somewhat older articles (e.g., Bakker, 2010; Delarue et al., 2008).”
- The effectiveness of teams in organizations: a meta-analysis (2011, background): “In a recent review of survey studies examining the link between teamwork and organizational performance, Delarue, Van Hootegem, Procter and Burridge ( 2008 ) called for scientific enquiry in testing the effectiveness of teamwork.”