Agile work practices and team creativity: the mediating role of team efficacy
Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance
ISSN: 2051-6614
Article publication date: 16 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the impact of two dimensions of agile work practices (i.e. agile taskwork and agile teamwork) on team efficacy and creativity. Further, it examines the mediating effect of team efficacy in the relationship between two dimensions of agile work practices and team creativity.
Design/methodology/approach
The data were collected from 563 professionals working in 290 information technology (IT) companies in India using a self-reporting structured questionnaire. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypothesized model.
Findings
The results demonstrate that agile taskwork and agile teamwork positively impact team creativity and team efficacy, and team efficacy positively impacts team creativity. Furthermore, team efficacy partially mediates the impact of agile taskwork and agile teamwork on team creativity.
Practical implications
This study shows the importance of agile work practices and team efficacy to enhance team creativity. The research offers managers strategies to boost team creativity.
Originality/value
There is a dearth of research examining the distinct effects of agile taskwork and agile teamwork on team efficacy and team creativity. Also, this study is one of its kind that examines the mediating mechanisms that explain the effect of agile taskwork and agile teamwork on team creativity.
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Acknowledgements
The authors received funding from the Institution of Eminence (IoE), Banaras Hindu University for carrying out the research (Grant Number: No. R/Dev/D/toE/Seed Grant/ 2O2O_21).
Citation
Uraon, R.S., Bharati, R., Sahu, K. and Chauhan, A. (2023), "Agile work practices and team creativity: the mediating role of team efficacy", Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOEPP-04-2023-0115
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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