Team Efficiency in Organizations: A Group Perspective on Initiative

Lisbona, Ana; Las-Hayas, Abel; Palací, Francisco J.; Bernabé, Miguel; Morales, Francisco J.; Haslam, S. Alexander

doi:10.3390/ijerph17061926

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“…This is so because leadership performance at organization level has to be reflected at individual and team levels (Kozlowski and Ilgen, 2006; Richard et al. , 2009; Lisbona et al. , 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This tells us deliberate efforts have to be made to get employees' buy-in of the change process for positive outcomes desired to be optimally achieved and to be sustainable. This is so because leadership performance at organization level has to be reflected at individual and team levels (Kozlowski and Ilgen, 2006;Richard et al, 2009;Lisbona et al, 2020).…”

Section: Contribution Of Changes To Workers' Roles and Performancementioning

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Change for performance improvement in the Tanzania Ports Authority, a public sector organization in Tanzania

Issa

Masanja²

2022

IJPL

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PurposeThis study is about the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), a central institution in the country that has seen efforts towards improved performance in terms of cargo handled and revenue generated from port operations. This study identifies the actions that were taken by public institutional leaders as a result of political leadership call for performance improvements and implications therefrom for sustainable performance. It attempts to engage with both change and public value theories to make sense of TPA efforts and implications as a result.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted at TPA headquarters in Dar-es-Salaam and involved the management and other staff members. The study design was descriptive and exploratory. Data collection involved mostly the use of semi-structured questionnaires and review of documents.FindingsThe study reveals that the efforts to improve performance at the TPA indicate success in terms of cargo handled and revenue increases. Factors that support change and factors that impede change efforts were also identified making reference to Lewin's change theories and ADKAR (awareness, desire, knowledge, ability and reinforcement) model. The varied level of improved performance is attributed to the emphasis on change factors and the origin of change that do not give the human element the requisite concern. The quest for performance improvement in the public sector organization is also found wanting on the failure to place the requisite emphasis on public value creation both in processes set in motion and the desired outcomes. A more planned systematic change, championed or internalized within the organization by internal players, specifically TPA's management, is also proposed for a better and more consistent sustainable change in performance at TPA and possible in other public organizations.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is about an organization within a change context that is driven by the top leadership of the country. There have been studies on TPA but not as a change process and not yet after 2015 when the country witnessed a very strong leadership. According to Kets de Vries (2016), powerful leadership in Africa has had little to show and a legacy to be lauded. Therefore, there might be some relevance to contribute to the reasons why most African leadership fails, if that is the case.Practical implicationsPerformance can be achieved through change efforts that are driven by the country's top leadership when the context is right and support factors are present. What can be elusive is sustainable performance creating public value and that endures despite changes in the country's leadership, particularly when internal leadership of a public organization is not the change champion and is basically toeing a line, and the change process is not holistic. A more systemic approach to efforts to create strong organizations as opposed to strong individuals in leadership may be key to sustainable change in similar institutions in Tanzania and Africa.Originality/valueThe study is based on change management models that have gained long-term interest of both scholars and practitioners. It explores a performance-seeking initiative in a developing country's context that is driven by top country's political leadership. It is thus unique because the institutional leadership had to be in stride with national level changes that was centered on efforts to improve service delivery and to counter corruption and complacency in public institutions. It has also attempted to link change theories and public value creation in the quest for improved public performance.

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Change for performance improvement in the Tanzania Ports Authority, a public sector organization in Tanzania

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Masanja²

2022

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“… 48 , 49 Personal initiative is more than creativity since it is important to step forward and successfully implement innovative ideas. 50 Scholars have elaborated that organizations must recruit employees who dare to take the initiative and demonstrate analytical thinking with an innovative approach to meet the challenges of unpredictable changes and upgrade their knowledge and skills. 39 Thus, EPI serves as a mediating mechanism in HIWPs and EIWBs.…”

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Innovation Onset: A Moderated Mediation Model of High-Involvement Work Practices and Employees’ Innovative Work Behavior

Li¹,

Khan²,

Chughtai³

et al. 2022

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Purpose Based on the componential theory of creativity, this study examined the link between high-involvement work practices and employees’ innovative behavior by further investigating the moderating and mediating role of leadership humility and employees’ personal initiative. Methodology To test the hypothesized model, the data were gathered from 255-line staff and 119 supervisors working in the textile industry in Pakistan via the time lag technique. The proposed hypotheses were analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modeling using Smart-PLS software. Findings The results indicated that high-involvement work practices were significantly related to employees’ innovative work behaviors. Additionally, the moderation findings revealed that a higher level of leadership humility strengthens the relationship between high-involvement work practices and employees’ personal initiative. Furthermore, employees’ personal initiative mediates the relationship between high-involvement work practices and their innovative work behavior. The findings of the moderated mediation model indicated that a higher level of leadership humility leads to higher innovative behavior of employees in the presence of high-involvement work practices via employees’ personal initiative. Practical Implications This study’s findings are helpful for the management of organizations to understand the factors that enhance innovative work behaviors in high-involvement work practices. Moreover, managers should establish humble behaviors in their leadership style to influence employees’ personal initiative, which indirectly influences their innovative work behavior. Originality/Value The present study highlights the importance of leadership humility and employees’ personal initiative in the relationship between high-involvement work practices and innovative work behaviors of employees in the textile industry of Pakistan.

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Influenza dei fattori dell'ufficio snello sulle indagini di polizia: operazioni speciali

Lara¹,

Lencina²,

Silva³

et al. 2023

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Pol.

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O presente trabalho tem como objetivo identificar a influência de princípios de escritório enxuto (Lean Office) em investigações criminais no formato de operações especiais. A pesquisa possui caráter descritivo-exploratório, abordagem quantitativa e método Survey, cuja coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de um questionário on-line. A amostra válida foi composta de 139 respostas de policiais que trabalham em investigações criminais. A análise de dados foi realizada por meio da análise fatorial exploratória e regressão linear múltipla. O processo de operações especiais vêm sendo melhorado continuamente desde a década de 1980. Os resultados sugerem que a eficiência nesse tipo de processo, é influenciada positivamente pela adoção da produção autorizada em equipes com maior poder e responsabilidade, menor interferência da supervisão, e pela identificação e eliminação de desperdícios, ou atividades que não agregam valor ao usuário final. O tamanho da equipe, a organização física do escritório e a rotação de liderança não influenciam significativamente a eficiência. Portanto, as organizações de investigação criminal podem melhorar seus processos buscando a investigação policial enxuta.

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Team Efficiency in Organizations: A Group Perspective on Initiative

Cited by 3 publications

References 82 publications

Change for performance improvement in the Tanzania Ports Authority, a public sector organization in Tanzania

Change for performance improvement in the Tanzania Ports Authority, a public sector organization in Tanzania

Innovation Onset: A Moderated Mediation Model of High-Involvement Work Practices and Employees’ Innovative Work Behavior

Influenza dei fattori dell'ufficio snello sulle indagini di polizia: operazioni speciali

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