Simultaneous Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Efficacy Beliefs at Multiple Levels of Analysis

Theoretical models have assumed that efficacy beliefs operate similarly (i.e., are ho-mologous) across levels of analysis (e.g., Lindsley, Brass, & Thomas, 1995), yet lim-ited empirical support exists to confirm this supposition. This research empirically tested a multilevel model to determine if individual-level and team-level relations in-volving experience, achievement motivation, efficacy beliefs, and performance are in fact homologous across levels. Members of action teams in both lab and field settings completed measures assessing individual differences and efficacy beliefs. Subse-quent ratings of individual performance and objective team performance were ob-tained following multiple performance episodes. Results revealed both similarities and dissimilarities between individual-level and team-level antecedents and conse-quences of efficacy beliefs, suggesting the assumption of homology in models of ef-