Effects of learning culture and teamwork context on team performance mediated by dynamic capability
Journal of Knowledge Management
ISSN: 1367-3270
Article publication date: 17 May 2021
Issue publication date: 19 October 2021
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).
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Acknowledgements
The author thanks São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP (2016/24401–2) for the financial support.
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
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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