title: Perceived shared understanding in teams: The motivational effect of being 'on the same page'.
abstract: This study examines the role of perceived shared understanding with regard to team performance, taking into account the motivational mechanisms (i.e., group potency and team effort) involved in this relationship and the moderating role of task routineness. Using a multisource approach and a team-level design, we collected data from 101 teams (i.e., 381 members and their 101 immediate superiors) working in a Canadian public safety organization. The results support the mediating role of group potency and team effort in the relationship between perceived shared understanding and team performance. Moreover, the results show that the relationship between team effort and team performance is moderated by task routineness, such that this relationship is stronger when task routineness is high. On the whole, the findings of this study help to better understand why and under what circumstances perceived shared understanding may enhance team performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, HEC Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aubé
authors.affiliation: School of Industrial Relations, University of Montreal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University Laval, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
keywords: Perceived shared understanding; group potency; task routineness; team effort; team performance