Conclusions
As universities’ future depends on proper development and management of research teams, research on groups, especially university research groups, is growing. Nevertheless, many questions remain, such as whatrole internal group processes and managerial perceptions play, and how one can improve the performance of innovative research, particularly in the university context. Our investigation presents an empirical study that analyzes the effects of TRUST, CM, and NT as antecedents of the TMS, and evaluates the mediating effect of the TMS on these relationships with IUR. Our results indicate that the facilitating elements TRUST, CM, and NT encourage creation of the TMS in university research groups. They also show that IUR is positively related to development of the TMS. Finally, they demonstrate mediation of the TMS in the relationship of TRUST, CM, and NT to IUR. The study contributes to analysis of management from a university research perspective and provides specific empirical information to enhance the TMS in this context. As the existing literature contains no empirical studies that analyze the relationships tested in university research environments, the results are important in enabling us to orient these organizations as they seek to improve their research strategy. The study serves as a model for groups who wish to strengthen in their research activities, as the results provide a work instrument for managers and researchers in universities. Further, our results provide empirical support for studies of groups and help us to trust increasingly in work groups as another tool for overcoming today’s challenges.
