The impact of team work engagement on team satisfaction and the role of psychological safety as a moderator

Abstract

The purpose of this master thesis is the study of the impact of Team Work Engagement (TWE) on Team Satisfaction in the presence or absence of Psychological Safety. Data was collected through a laboratory study and by running a survey in real world teams in organizations. It was expected from the research that TWE would have a positive effect on Team Satisfaction and that teams who experienced high levels of TWE and high levels of Psychological Safety, would be more satisfied than teams who experienced high levels of TWE but low levels of Psychological Safety. The results confirmed that TWE positively impacts Team Satisfaction. They also showed that TWE has only a small impact on Team Satisfaction when Psychological Safety is already high.

Date of Award	27 Oct 2016
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Patrícia Lopes Costa (Supervisor)