To lead or not? The role theory perspective on the moderating roles of transformational and laissez-faire leadership in shared leadership teams

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Asia Pacific Journal of Management Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI:10.1007/s10490-023-09937-x

Yu-Chuan Tung, Chih-Ting Shih

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There is ongoing debate in extant empirical work on whether vertical leadership acts as a facilitator or an inhibitor of shared leadership teams and whether shared leadership acts as a substitute for vertical leadership. This study adopts role theory to clarify formal leaders’ role in shared leadership teams by simultaneously considering both transformational leadership and laissez-faire leadership. Using a sample of 68 work teams varied in functions in high-tech firms in Taiwan, the results support most of our predictions. Specifically, this study provides empirical evidence that transformational leadership can significantly facilitate activities of shared leadership teams that are highly goal-committed. Our findings also suggest that shared leadership does not substitute for transformational and laissez-faire leadership to influence team adaptive performance. Instead, a high level of transformational leadership would strengthen the effect of shared leadership teams on adaptive performance whereas a high level of laissez-faire leadership would result in shared leadership teams decreasing team adaptive performance.

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领导还是不领导？从角色理论角度看变革型领导力和自由放任型领导力在共同领导团队中的调节作用

在现有的实证工作中，关于垂直领导是共享领导团队的推动者还是抑制剂，以及共享领导是否作为垂直领导的替代品，一直存在争论。本研究采用角色理论，同时考虑变革型领导和自由放任型领导，阐明正式领导在共享领导团队中的角色。以台湾高科技公司68个不同职能的工作团队为样本，结果支持我们的大部分预测。具体而言，本研究提供了经验证据，证明变革型领导可以显著促进高度目标承诺的共享领导团队的活动。我们的研究结果还表明，共享型领导并不能取代变革型和自由放任型领导对团队适应性绩效的影响。相反，高水平的变革型领导会增强共享型领导团队对适应绩效的影响，而高水平的自由放任型领导会导致共享型领导团队降低团队的适应绩效。

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Asia Pacific Journal of Management MANAGEMENT-

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期刊介绍： The Asia Pacific Journal of Management publishes original manuscripts on management and organizational research in the Asia Pacific region, encompassing Pacific Rim countries and mainland Asia. APJM focuses on the extent to which each manuscript addresses matters that pertain to the most fundamental question: “What determines organization success?” The major academic disciplines that we cover include entrepreneurship, human resource management, international business, organizational behavior, and strategic management. However, manuscripts that belong to other well-established disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, marketing, and operations generally do not fall into the scope of APJM. We endeavor to be the major vehicle for exchange of ideas and research among management scholars within or interested in the broadly defined Asia Pacific region.Key features include: Rigor - maintained through strict review processes, high quality global reviewers, and Editorial Advisory and Review Boards comprising prominent researchers from many countries. Relevance - maintained by its focus on key management and organizational trends in the region. Uniqueness - being the first and most prominent management journal published in and about the fastest growing region in the world. Official affiliation - Asia Academy of ManagementFor more information, visit the AAOM website:www.baf.cuhk.edu.hk/asia-aom/ Officially cited as: Asia Pac J Manag