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Self-managed project teams consist of three key factors that influence their effectiveness: trust, understanding, and power

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  • Simon Krause
  • Hana Stojanová
  • Viktoria Joy Behrens
  • Johannes Engelbert Hangl

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This paper explores the factors that impact trust, understanding, and power in self-managed teams. It utilises 15 expert interviews to confirm that these three factors are the primary influencing factors in self-managed teams and that there are no other factors. The study found that trust has the most substantial influence at 82.67%, followed by power at 81.33% and understanding at 80.67%. The interviewees' other influencing factors could be categorised under these three factors. Experts were selected based on their experience in the IT industry and with self-managed project teams. As a result, the study's findings can be generalised to the IT industry. The paper aims to provide insight into how these factors can be developed and enhanced to support self-managed teams.

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  • Simon Krause & Hana Stojanová & Viktoria Joy Behrens & Johannes Engelbert Hangl, 2024. "Self-managed project teams consist of three key factors that influence their effectiveness: trust, understanding, and power," International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(4), pages 448-465.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpoma:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:448-465
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