Team Orientation on Team Performance in the Selected Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka

Abstract

An empirical gap has been observed regarding the relationship between team orientation and team performance in banking sector of Sri Lanka. Hence, in order to fill this empirical knowledge gap, this study was carried out with the objectives of find out the levels of team orientation and team performance, explains the relationship between team orientation and team performance and explains the impact of team orientation on team performance in selected licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka. The data of this study have been collected from 157 employees in selected licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka through the structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with univariate and bivariate analyses. The findings of the study revealed that team orientation and team performance are in high level among the employees in surveyed banks. And also, findings of the study stated that there is a strong positive relationship between team orientation and team performance. This study suggested that degree of team orientation of employees can improve team‘s performance.