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2000

Teams and High Performance Organizations

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An Examination Of Organizational And Team Commitment In A Self-Directed Team Environment, J W. Bishop, Dow Scott Dec 1999

An Examination Of Organizational And Team Commitment In A Self-Directed Team Environment, J W. Bishop, Dow Scott

Dow Scott

A model hypothesizing differential relationships among predictor variables and individual commitment to the organization and work team was tested. Data from 485 members of sewing teams supported the existence of differential relationships between predictors and organizational and team commitment. In particular, intersender conflict and satisfaction with coworkers were more strongly related to team commitment than to organizational commitment. Resource-related conflict and satisfaction with supervision were more strongly related to organizational commitment than to team commitment. Perceived task interdependence was strongly related to both commitment foci. Contrary to prediction, the relationships between perceived task interdependence and the 2 commitment foci were …


Support, Commitment And Employee Outcomes In A Team Environment, J W. Bishop, Dow Scott, S M. Burroughs Dec 1999

Support, Commitment And Employee Outcomes In A Team Environment, J W. Bishop, Dow Scott, S M. Burroughs

Dow Scott

This field study investigated whether perceived team support and team commitment relate to employee outcomes differently than perceived organizational support and organizational commitment. A LISREL analysis was conducted on data from 380 manufacturing plant employees and 9 supervisors. Job performance was related to team commitment; intention to quit was related to organizational commitment; and organizational citizenship behavior was related to both team and organizational commitment. Commitment mediated the relationships between support and the outcome variables.