"The shared meaning members attach to the events, policies, practices, and procedures they experience and the behaviors they see being rewarded, supported, and expected [within the team].” (Ehrhart et al., 2014, p. 69)
Key References
Bain, P. G., Mann, L., & Pirola-Merlo, A. J. (2001). The Innovation Imperative: The Relationships Between Team Climate, Innovation, and Performance in Research and Development Teams. Small Group Research, 32(1), 55–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/104649640103200103
Comparison study of the relationship between team climate for innovation, performance, and measured innovation between research teams and development teams in science organization, no significant difference between the two team types for climate, innovation ratings, and performance, team climate factors has stronger relationships to performance for research teams than development teams.
Eisenbeiss, S. A., Van Knippenberg, D., & Boerner, S. (2008). Transformational leadership and team innovation: Integrating team climate principles. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(6), 1438–1446. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012716
Proposed theoretical model connecting transformational leadership to team innovation through innovation support, found that the relationship was present when team climate for excellence was high but not when climate was low
González-Romá, V., Fortes-Ferreira, L., & Peiró, J. M. (2009). Team climate, climate strength and team performance. A longitudinal study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 82(3), 511–536. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317908x370025
Evaluated climate strength as a moderator of the team climate/performance relationship, measured innovation climate and goal achievement climate, in strong climates the relationship between team climate and team performance was positive and surprisingly in low climates the relationship was negative
Key Measurements
Anderson & West 1994: Team Climate Inventory (TCI), survey, 38 items, four factors (Participative Safety, Support for Innovation, Objectives, Task Orientation, originally validated in healthcare setting, alphas > .80
Agrell, A., & Gustafson, R. (1994). The Team Climate Inventory (TCI) and group innovation: A psychometric test on a Swedish sample of work groups. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 67(2), 143–151. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.1994.tb00557.x
A 14-item short form of the TCI was developed by Kivimäki & Elovainio 1999
Kivimäki, M., & Elovainio, M. (1999). A short version of the Team Climate Inventory: Development and psychometric properties. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72(2), 241–246. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317999166644
Recent Articles
Dollard, M. F., & Bakker, A. B. (2010). Psychosocial safety climate as a precursor to conducive work environments, psychological health problems, and employee engagement. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83(3), 579–599. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317909x470690
Found that psychosocial safety climate moderates employee health and engagement and is a key factor in stress intervention.
Somech, A., & Drach-Zahavy, A. (2011). Translating team creativity to innovation implementation. Journal of Management, 39(3), 684–708. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206310394187
Conducted a study of care teams to confirm that team composition impacts team creativity in a way that promotes innovation depending on the team's climate for innovation.
Mohammed, S., Ferzandi, L., & Hamilton, K. (2010). Metaphor no more: A 15-year review of the team mental model construct. Journal of Management, 36(4), 876–910. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206309356804
Inventories the accomplishments regarding TMM methodologies and research designs to offer a direction and agenda for the upcoming wave of research regarding TMMs.