Effectiveness of Team Management on Employee Performance of Petroleum Industries in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Abstract

This research is focused on determining the effectiveness of team management on employee performance of petroleum industries. For maximizing the whole performance of the team, it is vital for a team manager to understand the most important ways of managing a team and using them to maintain good relationships with employees and achieve success, especially by using team trust, communication, leadership and accountability. The purpose of the study was to assess the level of effectiveness of team management on employee performance of petroleum industries. Team management is a disciplined methodology, involving all employees in an organization, to create a high-performance culture with each of these characteristics. Team management is, first and foremost, a system of managing performance through the total involvement of every employee working toward aligned, measurable, performance goals.  The research was conducted through a survey, using the questionnaire as the research instrument.  The respondents of the study included 231 randomly selected of operators employees of the Petroleum Industries.   The results of the study showed that team management significantly affects employee performance.  In addition, the result also showed that among the variables considered under team management (communication, leadership, accountability) were found significant at 0.01 Level while team trust was insignificant.  The major recommendation is to build a team trust by establishing a clear contact with the team members; keep them on-touch with the decisions and policies and listen to the ideas and proposals of their employees and give them sufficient powers.