Self-Organizing Teams and Perceived Work Stress: Associations With Decision Latitude and Support at Work
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2023-07-07
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Perceiving elevated levels of work-related stress have become exceedingly prevalent within the contemporary work environment, prompting considerable interest among both organizations and researchers in identifying factors for its mitigation. Therefore, this study aims to examine the relationship between self-organizing teams (SOTs) and employees' perceived work stress via decision latitude moderated by support at work.
A cross-sectional online survey among 60 employees at Breda University of Applied Sciences who were at different stages of engagement in SOTs was conducted to test the above-mentioned relationships. The data was analyzed using a hypothesized moderated mediation model using a bootstrapping approach.
Results revealed that SOTs were not significantly related to perceived work stress and that the hypothesized relationship between SOTs and work-related stress through decision latitude does not depend on the level of support at work. However, working in functioning SOTs was negatively related to work stress via decision latitude only.
The findings suggest that (1) implementing SOTs might lower perceived work stress via decision latitude and (2) contextual factors need to be considered when planning and implementing organizational interventions.
Keywords: Job-Demand Resource model, work stress, self-organizing team, support at work, decision latitude
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen