TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the differential longitudinal performance of directive versus empowering leadership in teams
AU - Lorinkova, Natalia Mitkova
AU - Pearsall, Matthew J.
AU - Sims, Henry P.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This study integrates theories from the leadership and team development literatures to resolve ambiguity regarding the relative benefits of empowering and directive leadership in teams by focusing on their influence on team development processes over time. Empirical results based on longitudinal performance data from 60 teams suggest that teams led by a directive leader initially outperform those led by an empowering leader. However, despite lower early performance, teams led by an empowering leader experience higher performance improvement over time because of higher levels of team learning, coordination, empowerment, and mental model development. Implications for current and future team leadership research are discussed.
AB - This study integrates theories from the leadership and team development literatures to resolve ambiguity regarding the relative benefits of empowering and directive leadership in teams by focusing on their influence on team development processes over time. Empirical results based on longitudinal performance data from 60 teams suggest that teams led by a directive leader initially outperform those led by an empowering leader. However, despite lower early performance, teams led by an empowering leader experience higher performance improvement over time because of higher levels of team learning, coordination, empowerment, and mental model development. Implications for current and future team leadership research are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84879669644&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5465/amj.2011.0132
DO - 10.5465/amj.2011.0132
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879669644
SN - 0001-4273
VL - 56
SP - 573
EP - 596
JO - Academy of Management Journal
JF - Academy of Management Journal
IS - 2
ER -