The mobility of team members and team creativity: exploring the mediating role of team cognition
Journal of Organizational Change Management
ISSN: 0953-4814
Article publication date: 28 July 2020
Issue publication date: 2 December 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the mobility of team members affects team creativity in knowledge-worker teams and the mediating role of team transactive memory system (TMS) and team creative efficacy.
Design/methodology/approach
Multiple surveys were conducted on team leaders and members in knowledge-worker teams in China. A total of 94 teams were analyzed by adopting the confirmatory factor analyses, hierarchical regression analysis and bootstrap analysis method.
Findings
The results show that frequent team member mobility is negatively related to a knowledge-worker team's creativity, and the relationship is mediated by team TMS and creative efficacy.
Originality/value
This study contributes to a deeper understanding of how the mobility of team members affects team creativity in knowledge-worker teams by exploring the underlying mechanisms from the perspective of team cognition. Specifically, team TMS and creative efficacy mediate the relationship between team member mobility and team creativity.
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Citation
Guo, W., Gan, C. and Wang, D. (2020), "The mobility of team members and team creativity: exploring the mediating role of team cognition", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 33 No. 6, pp. 1111-1122. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-03-2020-0073
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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