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It is proposed that through vertical team familiarity and horizontal team familiarity resource exchange relationships develop which influence team financial job performance. The effect of vertical team familiarity on team financial job performance is hypothesized to operate through the intervening variables, horizontal team familiarity, team operational job performance, and diverse team competence. The findings from this study indicate that vertical team familiarity positively influences financial job performance through horizontal team familiarity. This suggest that when fluid team leaders' compose a team bases on members past shared teamwork experiences the leader positively influences financial job performance through horizontal familiarity. 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The effect of vertical team familiarity on team financial job performance is hypothesized to operate through the intervening variables, horizontal team familiarity, team operational job performance, and diverse team competence. The findings from this study indicate that vertical team familiarity positively influences financial job performance through horizontal team familiarity. This suggest that when fluid team leaders' compose a team bases on members past shared teamwork experiences the leader positively influences financial job performance through horizontal familiarity. 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