Effect of team-member exchange on team innovative work behavior: a chained double mediation model

Abstract

PurposeThis study examines the direct influence of team-member exchange (TMX) on team innovative work behavior (IWB) and the mediating roles of team knowledge sharing and team job crafting.Design/methodology/approachTo test our research model, we collected multilevel, multisource, and multi-wave data from 284 employees and 74 teams in Pakistan.FindingsTMX positively relates to team IWB directly and indirectly via serial mediation of team knowledge sharing and team job crafting.Originality/valueThis is the first study to investigate how TMX promotes team IWB through team knowledge sharing and team job crafting.