Our findings also demonstrated that the similarity of task-TMMs in the middle of
team lifecycle mediated the relationship between the similarity of task-TMMs in the
beginning of team lifecycle and effectiveness. However, the same results were not
obtained concerning the similarity of team-TMMs. Thus, we assume that this
mediation only occurred with task-TMMs because teams defined the strategy and the
goals accordingly to performance in the beginning of the simulation, which guide all
the behaviours and decisions over the simulation. Our mediation models lead us to
assume that team- and task-TMMs have different functions on team interaction, but
they have similar impact on team effectiveness. Our results are in accordance with
Cannon-Bowers and Salas (2001) stated in a theoretical paper: task-TMMs lead to
performance, while team-TMMs lead to performance through team processes. Owing