Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams

Edmondson · Origins, Voice & Silence, Team Learning, Measurement & Method · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1999 · Open access

The landmark paper that operationalised psychological safety at team level. Introduced the shared belief definition, the 7-item survey scale, and the empirical link between PS and team learning behaviour. The paper the modern field is built on.

Edmondson, A.C. (1999) 'Psychological safety and learning behavior in work teams', Administrative Science Quarterly, 44(2), pp. 350–383.

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