The Effect of Organizational Climate on Team Performance: The Role of Knowledge Sharing as Mediator

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the impact knowledge sharing as mediator on the relationship between organizational climate and team performance. The number of samples used was 131 groups of 194 SPAMS Management Groups in the West Sumatra Province. In order to test hypotheses development, this study performed partial least squares (PLS) using SEM-PLS software. The results of analysis revealed that organizational climate positively and significantly affected knowledge sharing and team performance. Next, knowledge sharing also explained team performance positively. Interestingly, the study found that knowledge sharing mediated the relationship between organizational climate and team performance.