ABSTRACT

Research question: This study examines team performance as a function of team tenure, cohesion and trust in the coach. Specifically, we propose a moderated-mediation model to explain whether it translates into an objective measure of future team performance.

Research methods: The study sample consists of 668 players from 73 professional and top amateur basketball league teams in Catalonia, Spain. Data collection consisted of a survey performed during a regular training session held at the beginning of the second part of the season as well as objective and subjective team performance indicators.

Results and findings: Our findings suggest that the indirect effect of team tenure on performance through team cohesion is only significant for high and medium levels of cognitive trust in the coach and low levels of affective trust in the coach.

Implications: These findings provide evidence that explains trust's contribution to fostering team dynamics and how team tenure translates into future team performance. The practical implications of this study suggest that simply promoting team cohesion without taking into account the cognitive trust in the coach will not necessarily increase performance. Therefore, coaches and managers must invest in the amount of work they do with team members and their skills in order to ensure team members have high cognitive trust in them.

摘要

研究问题：本研究将团队绩效作为团队任期、凝聚力和对教练的信任的函数进行检验。具体来说，我们提出了一个适度的中介模型来解释它是否可以转化为对未来团队绩效的客观衡量。

研究方法：研究样本由来自西班牙加泰罗尼亚73支职业和顶级业余篮球联赛球队的668名球员组成。数据收集包括在赛季第二部分开始时举行的常规训练期间进行的一项调查以及客观和主观的团队绩效指标。

结果和发现：我们的研究结果表明，团队任期通过团队凝聚力对绩效的间接影响仅对教练的高、中等认知信任水平和对教练的低水平情感信任显着。

启示：这些发现提供了解释信任对促进团队活力的贡献以及团队任期如何转化为未来团队绩效的证据。这项研究的实际意义表明，仅仅提高团队凝聚力而不考虑对教练的认知信任并不一定会提高绩效。因此，教练和经理必须投资于他们与团队成员的工作量和他们的技能，以确保团队成员对他们有高度的认知信任。