Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis

The concept of team climate is widely used to understand and evaluate working environments. It shares some important features with Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC). The four-factor theory of climate for work group innovation, which underpins team climate, could provide a better basis for unders...

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Main Authors: Bailey, Christopher, Agreli, Heloise F., Peduzzi, Marina
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44951/
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author Bailey, Christopher
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description The concept of team climate is widely used to understand and evaluate working environments. It shares some important features with Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC). The four-factor theory of climate for work group innovation, which underpins team climate, could provide a better basis for understanding both teamwork and IPC. This article examines in detail the common ground between team climate and IPC, and assesses the relevance of team climate as a theoretical approach to understanding IPC. There are important potential areas of overlap between team climate and IPC that we have grouped under four headings: (1) interaction and communication between team members; (2) common objectives around which collective work is organised; (3) responsibility for performing work to a high standard; and (4) promoting innovation in working practices. These overlapping areas suggest common characteristics that could provide elements of a framework for considering the contribution of team climate to collaborative working, both from a conceptual perspective and, potentially, in operational terms as, for example, a diagnostic tool.
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spelling nottingham-449512020-05-04T19:05:04Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44951/ Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis Bailey, Christopher Agreli, Heloise F. Peduzzi, Marina The concept of team climate is widely used to understand and evaluate working environments. It shares some important features with Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC). The four-factor theory of climate for work group innovation, which underpins team climate, could provide a better basis for understanding both teamwork and IPC. This article examines in detail the common ground between team climate and IPC, and assesses the relevance of team climate as a theoretical approach to understanding IPC. There are important potential areas of overlap between team climate and IPC that we have grouped under four headings: (1) interaction and communication between team members; (2) common objectives around which collective work is organised; (3) responsibility for performing work to a high standard; and (4) promoting innovation in working practices. These overlapping areas suggest common characteristics that could provide elements of a framework for considering the contribution of team climate to collaborative working, both from a conceptual perspective and, potentially, in operational terms as, for example, a diagnostic tool. Taylor & Francis 2017-09-06 Article PeerReviewed Bailey, Christopher, Agreli, Heloise F. and Peduzzi, Marina (2017) Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 31 (6). pp. 679-684. ISSN 1469-9567 Interprofessional collaboration; Professional practice Conceptual analysis; Team climate http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13561820.2017.1351425 doi:10.1080/13561820.2017.1351425 doi:10.1080/13561820.2017.1351425
spellingShingle Interprofessional collaboration; Professional practice Conceptual analysis; Team climate
Bailey, Christopher
Agreli, Heloise F.
Peduzzi, Marina
Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis
title Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis
title_full Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis
title_fullStr Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis
title_full_unstemmed Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis
title_short Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis
title_sort contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis
topic Interprofessional collaboration; Professional practice Conceptual analysis; Team climate
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