Abstract

The present study aim to analyze the mediating role of trust on team (i.e., trust in the supervisor and trust in the colleagues) between the relationship of teamwork and work engagement. Sample was composed by 365 employees belong three Chilean organization. They filled out a questionnaire thinking in their teams based on the HERO Model (Salanova, Llorens, Cifre, & Martínez, 2012). Through structural equation model, the results have showed that trust on team fully mediate the relationship between teamwork and the core of work engagement (i.e., vigor and dedication). Based on the HERO Model the results are discussed. Finally, theoretical, and empirical implications are proposed.