Abstract
The positive psychological resources that the hope,
efficacy, resilience and optimism characteristics of
psychological capital (PsyCap) holds, possibly
affects altruistic behavior of teams. This
quantitative investigation sheds more light on this
relationship. Multiple Regression Analysis with
PsyCap as independent variable predicts the four
factors of team altruism: team goals, collegiality,
after hours support and problem solving.
Questionnaires were sent to 598 participants in
different industries. Indications are that selfefficacy,
hope and resilience significantly predict
team altruism. This is a further indication of the
important role that PsyCap plays in promoting
healthy teamwork in business.