We argued that empowering leadership is positively related to both knowledge sharing and team efficacy, which, in turn, are both positively related to team performance. We take the position that empowering leadership has a direct relationship
with team performance. That is, taken together with Hypotheses 1–4, knowledge sharing and team efficacy mediate the relationship between empowering leadership and team performance. Previous research has argued that empowering leadership is likely to be beneficial for team performance because of the likelihood of team members taking the initiative in solving problems, the increase in the speed of response of the team members, and improvement in the quality of work life of team members. Kirkman and Rosen (1999) found empowering leadership and team performance to be positively related, and the effect was partially mediated by the psychological empowerment experienced by team members. Following Kirkman and Rosen (1999), we expect the mediation to be partial