Career development, collective efficacy, and individual task performance
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis that perceived collective efficacy would mediate the effects of self‐efficacy on individual task performance.
Design/methodology/approach
An assessment center design with 147 participants in 49 three‐person groups was used.
Findings
It is found that for individuals working on an assigned group goal, perception of the group's collective efficacy, rather than self‐efficacy, has a direct influence on task performance.
Research limitations/implications
Future researchers should examine the extent to which cognitive intelligence influences collective efficacy effects.
Practical implications
The research suggests that perceptions of collective efficacy and team support may influence early career developmental task performance.
Originality/value
This paper found that collective efficacy might be more important than individual efficacy in predicting individual task performance in some circumstances.
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Citation
Kellett, J.B., Humphrey, R.H. and Sleeth, R.G. (2009), "Career development, collective efficacy, and individual task performance", Career Development International, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 534-546. https://doi.org/10.1108/13620430910997286
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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