Traditional and discretionary SHRM practices and team effectiveness: Examining the mediating role of team learning behaviors

摘要

To cater to the growing importance of teamwork, organizations have started to target their Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) practices toward teams. The present study distinguished traditional from discretionary SHRM practices and drew on social exchange theory (Blau, 1964). The study sample consisted of 237 teachers and 14 school management representatives from 14 secondary schools in The Netherlands. Traditional SHRM practices had a direct effect on team effectiveness, whereas the effect of discretionary SHRM practices on team effectiveness was mediated by team learning.