The Study on the Relationship of Team Boundary Management, Cohesion and Attitudes

Abstract

There are limitations of studies on team building from different perspectives. The conclusions of relations between the internal processes, boundary-spanning activities, cohesion and effectiveness are contradictory in those studies. A survey was used to collect relevant data for study of these issues. Path analyses were conducted for hypothesis testing. There are some conclusions as follow: First, inward-facing boundary management has a significant effect on outward-facing boundary management, which means the mutual supportive and synergic relation between them. Second, inward-facing boundary management has a significant effect on cohesion and attitudes, and the mediating roles of team cohesion to the relationship between inward-facing boundary management and team attitudes are supported. Third, the assumption on relationships between outward-facing boundary management, cohesion and attitudes is supported partially.