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Download fileDoes training managers enhance the effects of implementing team-working? A longitudinal, mixed methods field study
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posted on 2014-07-17, 13:27 authored by Karina Nielsen, Raymond RandallRaymond Randall, Karl B. ChristensenThe introduction of teamworking often has positive effects on team members but places
significant new demands on managers. Unfortunately, little research has examined
whether the impact of the intervention may be enhanced by providing managers with
training during the change process. To test this possibility we carried out a longitudinal intervention study (with a ‘no training’ comparison group) in a part of the Danish the elderly care sector that was implementing teamwork. Kirkpatrick’s training evaluation model was used to examine the effects of training team managers in issues such as teamwork,
transformational leadership and change management on the outcomes of team implementation. We used a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods
to isolate the impact of manager training on the success of the teamwork intervention.
The results identified some significant, but modest, incremental positive effects that
could be attributed to the manager training. The results also showed that significant
organizational changes during the intervention had an impact on both the team intervention and the transfer of manager training.
Funding
This research was funded by the Danish Working Environment Research Fund grant number 16-2004-09.
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