Examining collective creative self-efficacy as a competency indicator of group talent management: a study of SMEs in an emerging economy

In this article, we examine how collective creative self-efficacy (CCSE) of a team can act as competency indicator for creativity output (TCO) in knowledge-intensive SMEs. As team’s efficacy shape the mental model about its social context, climate is considered mediator relationship between CCSE and TCO. Through faultline-strength analysis, investigate members’ compositional attributes (age job tenure) moderate climate. A High sub-group separation tenure attributes) members beneficial high team, whereas homogeneity age desirable when low. Our results show group significantly strengthen or dampen existing within SMEs, thus creating strong basis firm owners managers to align teams improved output. Moreover, HRs such firms design interventions measure enhance teams’collective that serve two purposes—a) guides become self-directed, and, b) producing deliverables.