Rose, Lena Sophie (2022) Shared Leadership and Team Performance: How Team Trust Mediates their Relationship in the Work Context. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Shared leadership is an increasingly used concept nowadays. It comprises a distribution of responsibilities among team members and breaks down old hierarchical structures. In this study, we investigate how the concept of shared leadership is related to team performance in the organizational work context. We hypothesize that shared responsibilities in teams go along with an increase in trust among colleagues. However, an increase in a team's level of trust is hypothesized to be positively associated with an increase in team performance. Therefore, trust is predicted to be the mediating factor in the relationship between shared leadership and team performance. We collected cross-sectional data from 70 participants by distributing a questionnaire. All participants assessed statements about shared leadership, team trust, and team performance on a seven-point Likert scale, indicating their level of agreement. Our findings show a significant relationship between shared leadership and team performance, shared leadership and team trust, and team trust and team performance. Furthermore, a mediation analysis revealed trust partially mediates the relationship between shared leadership and team performance. The results extend the current body of knowledge, showing that a partial mediation effect of team trust is found in in-person work settings. Before, only a full mediation in the online team-based context was found. We conclude that shared leadership and team trust are concepts that are positively associated with team performance and are recommended to be implemented and enhanced in the workplace. Future research and practical implications are discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Bucur, R.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2022 14:01 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2022 14:01 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1082 |
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