Abstract
Proactieve teamleden kunnen met hun initiatieven de manier waarop hun team werkt, verbeteren. Hoewel individuen vaak profiteren van hun eigen proactieve gedrag, hebben weinig studies onderzocht hoe teamleden dit ervaren. Dit is echter wel belangrijk, omdat teamleden de proactiviteit van hun collega’s niet automatisch als gunstig voor het team of de klanten zullen beschouwen. Op basis van vijf maanden aan observaties van drie zelfsturende agile teams en hun managers, kregen we inzicht in wanneer teamleden geneigd waren om elkaars proactieve initiatieven te ondersteunen. Onze bevindingen tonen aan dat teamleden positiever reageerden op elkaars proactieve initiatieven wanneer zij (1) hun proactiviteit bespraken tijdens reflectiemeetings, (2) externe autonomie van de klant kregen om proactief te zijn, (3) innovatieve initiatieven communiceerden, en (4) proactief voortbouwden op eerdere succesvolle initiatieven. Onze bevindingen onderstrepen dat teamleden, maar ook externen, zoals klanten, een belangrijke rol spelen bij het wegnemen van risico’s en het aanmoedigen van agile teams om proactief te zijn.
Abstract ENG
Proactive team members can initiate ways to improve the way their team works. Although individuals often benefit from their own proactive behavior, few studies have examined how team members experience this. This is important because team members will not automatically view the proactivity of their fellow team members as beneficial to the team or their customers. Based on five months of observations of three self-managing agile teams and their managers, we discovered when team members were inclined to support each other’s proactive initiatives. Our findings show that team members responded more positively to each other’s proactive initiatives when they (1) discussed their proactiveness during reflection meetings, (2) were given external autonomy from the customer to be proactive, (3) communicated innovative initiatives, and (4) proactively built on successful initiatives from the past. Our findings underscore that team members and external parties, such as customers, play an important role in taking away perceived risks and encouraging agile teams to be proactive.
Abstract ENG
Proactive team members can initiate ways to improve the way their team works. Although individuals often benefit from their own proactive behavior, few studies have examined how team members experience this. This is important because team members will not automatically view the proactivity of their fellow team members as beneficial to the team or their customers. Based on five months of observations of three self-managing agile teams and their managers, we discovered when team members were inclined to support each other’s proactive initiatives. Our findings show that team members responded more positively to each other’s proactive initiatives when they (1) discussed their proactiveness during reflection meetings, (2) were given external autonomy from the customer to be proactive, (3) communicated innovative initiatives, and (4) proactively built on successful initiatives from the past. Our findings underscore that team members and external parties, such as customers, play an important role in taking away perceived risks and encouraging agile teams to be proactive.
| Translated title of the contribution | Encouraging proactive behavior in agile teams requires positive responses from team members and customers. |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-20 |
| Journal | Tijdschrift voor HRM |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 2024 |
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