Effects of learning culture and teamwork context on team performance mediated by dynamic capability

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the relationship between learning culture and teamwork context based on the mediating role played by dynamic capability in manufacturing teams of the industrial sector.

Design/methodology/approach

It proposes that dynamic capability is a key element for improving the performance of teams, which, in turn, is positively affected by learning culture and teamwork context. This study is based on data from a survey of 201 companies in the Brazilian industrial sector with manufacturing teams, and followed the partial least squares approach to model the structural equation that was used for data analysis.

Findings

The results indicate that dynamic capability has a strong positive influence on team performance, and also that, despite learning culture and teamwork context having no direct association with performance, they offer contributions mediated by dynamic capability.

Research limitations/implications

This study includes a reduced sample regarding the population of Brazilian industrial companies, being restricted to only one sector of activity. Future studies may obtain larger samples by working with different sectors in different countries.

Practical implications

This article alerts managers to the importance of dynamic capability for improving the performance of teams, and points out the role played by learning culture and teamwork context in this relationship.

Originality/value

This research presents new insights into how dynamic capability contributes to the performance of teams, based on antecedent factors (learning culture and teamwork context).

Citation

Gonzalez, R.V.D. (2021), "Effects of learning culture and teamwork context on team performance mediated by dynamic capability", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 25 No. 8, pp. 2000-2021. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-05-2020-0385