DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AND THEIR RELATION TO ORGANISATIONAL AGILITY AND JOB SATISFACTION

Objective. The aim of this paper is to map areas with an impact on team performance, engagement and job satisfaction and to identify potential differences in the perception of team effectiveness between team members and team leaders that may negatively affect team dynamics, the teams' performance, the teams' engagement and adaptability. Method. The research of studies and analysis of differences in the perception of the effectiveness of teamwork on an opportunistic sample of 837 probands in 85 teams from different sectors of the economy administered by the online TAS II questionnaire measuring 8 key dimensions of team effectiveness (Context, Mission, Talent, Norms, Buy-in, Power, Morale, and Results) in the period from 12/2014 to 3/2021. Results. Theoretical research confirmed the importance of focusing adequate attention on elimination of work flow contradictions and agility and team cooperation improvement. A Bayesian hierarchical linear regression analysis provided some evidence about team members having lower scores in comparison with team leaders in case of 6 out of 8 TAS II scales and 16 out of 41 TAS II items, respectively. The biggest differences were identified in items Power-Budget, Power-Obstacles, Power-Authority, Talent-Structure and Mission-Goals. Conclusions. We discuss possible causes of discrepancies in perception of team effectiveness between team members and team leaders, the importance of goal alignment for effectively meeting the stakeholders needs. We conclude that job satisfaction, team dynamics and agility are related to the teams' ability to communicate and cooperate. We also discuss appropriateness of the TAS II questionnaire as a tool for team (self)development. Limitations. Due to the opportunistic sampling and relatively small sample of teams, the results of the study cannot be generalised. Proper evidence documenting psychometric qualities of the Slovak localisation of the TAS II questionnaire is not available yet.