The influence of ethical leadership and team learning on team performance in software development projects

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Team Performance Management Pub Date : 2021-02-08 DOI:10.1108/TPM-02-2020-0014

Nattaya Chamtitigul, Weining Li

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Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of team learning processes (information acquisition, information processing and information storage and retrieval) on team performance in software development projects and to assess the effect of ethical leadership and its influence on these processes. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined 354 software development project teams in Thailand. A quantitative study was conducted through a Web-based survey, with structural equation modelling used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results of this study revealed that ethical leadership is positively correlated with the team learning processes of information acquisition, information processing and information storage and retrieval. However, only information processing and information storage and retrieval are positively related to team performance. The results indicate that ethical leadership has a positive direct effect on team performance. The results also show that the positive relationship between ethical leadership and team performance is partially mediated by team learning processes, namely, information processing and information storage and retrieval. Research limitations/implications This study highlights the importance of ethical leadership and guides managers towards considering the characteristics of both ethical leadership and team learning processes for enhancing team performance in software development projects. Originality/value This is the first study to the best of authors’ knowledge to examine the role of team learning processes in mediating the relationship between ethical leadership and team performance, particularly concerning software development projects. The present research contributes to the literature on team performance management, emphasising the manner in which ethical leadership can result in team learning and team performance. The findings of this study can be used to encourage organisations to develop ethical leadership behaviours and team learning processes in software development projects.

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软件开发项目中道德领导力和团队学习对团队绩效的影响

本文的目的是研究软件开发项目中团队学习过程(信息获取、信息处理和信息存储与检索)对团队绩效的影响，并评估道德领导的作用及其对这些过程的影响。设计/方法论/方法作者检查了泰国的354个软件开发项目团队。通过基于网络的调查进行了定量研究，使用结构方程模型来检验假设。研究发现:伦理型领导与团队学习过程中的信息获取、信息加工、信息存储与检索呈正相关。然而，只有信息加工和信息存储检索与团队绩效呈正相关。结果表明，伦理型领导对团队绩效有正向的直接影响。团队学习过程(即信息加工和信息存储与检索)对伦理型领导与团队绩效之间的正向关系起到部分中介作用。本研究强调了道德领导的重要性，并指导管理人员考虑道德领导和团队学习过程的特征，以提高软件开发项目中的团队绩效。原创性/价值据作者所知，这是第一次研究团队学习过程在调解道德领导和团队绩效之间的关系中的作用，特别是在软件开发项目方面。本研究对团队绩效管理的文献有贡献，强调道德领导可以导致团队学习和团队绩效的方式。本研究的结果可用于鼓励组织在软件开发项目中发展道德领导行为和团队学习过程。

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Team Performance Management MANAGEMENT-

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3.40

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29.40%

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期刊介绍： This international journal contributes to the successful implementation and development of work teams and team-based organizations by providing a forum for sharing experience and learning to stimulate thought and transfer of ideas. It seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice by publishing articles where the claims are evidence-based and the conclusions have practical value. Effective teams form the heart of every successful organization. But team management is one of the hardest challenges faced by managers.