Collective Organizational Efficacy and Team Work Engagement

Организационная психология. 2013. Vol. 3. No. 5. P. 23–23.

Kravchenko E., Zappalà S., Belinskaya E.

The study analized the relation between collective organizational efficacy and collective work engagement. Employees (N = 252) from 10 Italian companies from Food & Beverage sector participated in the study. The questionnaire included specific collective organizational efficacy scale and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, shortened version, adapted at the collective level. Statistical analysis revealed positive relationship between collective organizational efficacy and collective work engagement. The results confirmed that work groups which are involved in their work and demonstrate energy and dedication to working process, are confident and optimistic about organizational capacity to achieve dsired outcomes.  Results also showed that collaboration among employees, their understanding and sharing of organizational goals and mission, and dedication to work process predict collective organizational efficacy in internationalization. This result provides managers with information about which type of behaviors need to be emphasized in order to improve collective organizational efficacy and to increase the chance for success on the international market.

Keywords: организационная эффективность, organizational effectiveness, work engagement, вовлеченность работников в организацию, organizational efficacy