The Effects of Team Enablers and Team Cohesion on Project Team Success

The aim of this study was to explore the influences of team enablers (team autonomy and organizational support) and team cohesion dimensions on project team success and to test the mediating effect of team cohesion dimensions in this relation. PLS-SEM was implemented in the study carried out in 110 project teams with 343 team members in a multinational financial institution. The measurement model was tested for validity and reliability. Because the analysis was performed at team level, aggregation of the survey responses to team level were done by calculation of arithmetic mean. The findings of the research revealed that organizational support was a significant antecedent of team task cohesion and team effectiveness. Team task cohesion mediated the link between organizational support and team effectiveness. Although the significant direct positive influences of team autonomy on success dimensions were confirmed, it appeared that none of the dimensions of team cohesion was influenced by team autonomy. In line with the literature, positive influences of task cohesion on  effectiveness and innovation were supported, but the influence of social cohesion on team success was immaterial

A Qualitative Study on the Pride Notion of Tourism and Hospitality Students in Turkey

Tourism, as a sociological, psychological, economic and environmental phenomenon, has various impacts on the perceptions of both visitors and residents of a destination due to the interaction between hosts and guests. Besides, tourism industry poses a challenge of attracting and retaining quality employees for an increasing number of tourism and hospitality businesses on both international and national scales. In this research, a qualitative approach is used to analyse the sense of pride and Young Turks’ willingness to work in the tourism industry as well as their job preferences. Results revealed that among 50 interviewed respondents, 48 percent have the tendency to give up working in the tourism and hospitality industry due to late working hours, tough working conditions, low wages, lack of holidays, lack of caring employees and lack of professionalism. Pride really matters for the 37 percent of respondents who mentioned that the feeling of pride had an influence on their decision of staying in the hospitality industry