Impact of Shared Cognition on Team Effectiveness with Mediating Role of Intra-Team Communication: A Study on Organizational Teams


Volume 8, Issue 1
Sobia Mahmood, Muhammad Ahmed, Fiza Ahmed

Published online: 27 March 2022
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Many corporate organizations in Pakistan have now started to create teams who work to achieve a single goal to improve the effectiveness and overall productivity of the organization. Many factors can impact the effectiveness of these teams. This research paper analyzes the impact of shared cognition on team effectiveness with the mediating role of intra-team communication on organizational teams in Pakistan. This paper will help the managers understand how they can improve their team’s efficiency and make their teams more effective. The approach used in this research paper is quantitative. The information for this research is gathered through the interrogation technique, where surveys were collected from organizational team members. The sample size for this research is 208 organizational team members, and non-probability sampling has been used. The data is collected through convenience sampling, and its analysis is done through Microsoft Excel and SPSS. Correlation and regression were conducted to determine the relationship between variables, and regression through the Hayes model observed the mediation effect. Significant values have helped to determine if the hypothesis mentioned in the report can be accepted or not. The research concludes that the causal relationship of shared cognition leading to intra-team communication does significantly impact team effectiveness. Managers can integrate these concepts into their organizational teams to make them more effective. These results indicate that for managers to improve team effectiveness in their organizational teams, they need to focus on the shared cognition of team members. Team effectiveness and the organization’s overall performance can improve if members have a shared cognition

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Mahmood, S., Ahmed, M., & Ahmed, F. (2022). Impact of shared cognition on team effectiveness with mediating role of intra-team communication: A study on organizational teams. International Journal of Business and Administrative Studies, 8(1), 12-21. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.20469/ijbas.8.10002-1