Team goal-setting and collaborative value within Ashoka fellows' organizations in Africa: The mediating role of intra-organizational social capita
Keywords:
ashoka, collaborative value, intra-organizational social capital, team goal-setting, teamsAbstract
Since the Ashoka mission is Everyone a Changemaker, the assumption is that Ashoka Fellows’
organizations in Africa are setting goals that contribute to transformative solutions for Africa.
Therefore, a study of 154 Ashoka Fellows organizations working in 19 countries in Africa was carried
out to investigate the effect of team goal-setting on collaborative value. Data was collected using a
structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews and analysed through a combined descriptive and
inferential statistics. The study's specific elements addressed on team goal setting were clarity,
commitment, and capacity of team members. The path analysis confirmed a positive relationship with
a P-value of 8.6% between Team Goal Setting and Collaborative Value. Further, intra-organizational
social capital significantly mediates the relationship between team goal-setting and collaborative value
with a P-value of 24.5%. Teams need to adapt social capital to support the team members in their ability
to interact, experiment, and achieve common goals, strengthening the team members’ shared sense of
purpose and understanding of who they are as a collective.
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