From “I” to “We”: The factorial validity of e team work engegement scale

This study contributes to our understanding of work engagement within teams by using aggregated data at the work-unit level in order to test the factorial structure of a Team Work Engagement Scale (i.e., vigor, dedication, and absorption) in a sample of 511 employees nested in 54 teams and 12 small and medium-sized enterprises. Items were aggregated from team members’ perceptions using the ADM(J) index. After an item-reduction procedure from the original 18-item scale, confirmatory factor analyses by AMOS: (1) confirmed the expected three-factor structure of team work engagement, and (2) offered a reliable scale with which to test work engagement at the team level. Theoretical and practical implications about team work engagement are discussed according to the findings.