The impact of shared leadership on team performance in college student teams: The mediating role of team trust

¹ School of Business, Shaoguan University, No. 288, Daxue Road, Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
² School of Management, Shandong University, No. 27, Shanda South Road, Jinan, Shandong, China
³ School of Politics and Public Administration, Shanxi University, No. 63, South Central East Street, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

^* Corresponding author: hyliao@sgu.edu.cn

Abstract

With the improvement in the diversity of college students’ teams, the environment they face is becoming increasingly complex and dynamic. It is particularly important for team members to cooperate for mutual progress and growth. From the perspective of college student teams, this study explored the influence of shared leadership on team performance and analysed the mediating role of team trust. A questionnaire was administered to 185 college students. The results show that shared leadership positively impacts team performance; shared leadership has a positive impact on team trust; team trust mediates between shared leadership and team performance. Finally, based on the research results, this study proposes corresponding management suggestions and provides a feasible direction for improving the efficiency of teams of college students.