Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis

Bailey, Christopher; Agreli, Heloise F.; Peduzzi, Marina

Abstract

The concept of team climate is widely used to understand and evaluate working environments. It shares some important features with Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC). The four-factor theory of climate for work group innovation, which underpins team climate, could provide a better basis for understanding both teamwork and IPC. This article examines in detail the common ground between team climate and IPC, and assesses the relevance of team climate as a theoretical approach to understanding IPC. There are important potential areas of overlap between team climate and IPC that we have grouped under four headings: (1) interaction and communication between team members; (2) common objectives around which collective work is organised; (3) responsibility for performing work to a high standard; and (4) promoting innovation in working practices. These overlapping areas suggest common characteristics that could provide elements of a framework for considering the contribution of team climate to
collaborative working, both from a conceptual perspective and, potentially, in operational terms as, for example, a diagnostic tool.

Citation

Bailey, C., Agreli, H. F., & Peduzzi, M. (in press). Contributions of team climate in the study of interprofessional collaboration: a conceptual analysis. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 31(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2017.1351425

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 12, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Sep 6, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 16, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 7, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Interprofessional Care
• Print ISSN: 1356-1820
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-9567
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 6
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2017.1351425
• Keywords: Interprofessional collaboration; Professional practice Conceptual analysis; Team climate
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/881349
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13561820.2017.1351425
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Interprofessional Care on 06/09/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13561820.2017.1351425
• Contract Date: Aug 16, 2017