Leader productivity and people orientations for cooperative goals and effective teams in China
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
International Journal of Human Resource Management
Publication Date
8-15-2014
Volume
25
Issue
15
First Page
2129
Last Page
2145
Keywords
cooperative goals, leadership, productivity and people orientations, team effectiveness
Abstract
Researchers have traditionally distinguished leaders by the extent to which they are oriented to people and productivity, and meta-analytic results indicate that these orientations have consistent and practically important effects. But research is needed to understand the dynamics by which these orientations induce team effectiveness. This study empirically relates leader orientations to teamwork by suggesting that productivity- and people-oriented leaders develop cooperative goals among team members that in turn results in team effectiveness. A total of 146 team leaders from 21 organizations in China completed measures of productivity and people orientations and their encouraging cooperative goals among team members; 1067 team members rated their effectiveness. Results of the structural equation analysis support the theorizing that leader productivity and people values when complemented by strengthening cooperative relationships can contribute to making teams effective in China and perhaps in other countries as well.
DOI
10.1080/09585192.2013.872168
Print ISSN
09585192
E-ISSN
14464399
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chen, G., & Tjosvold, D. (2014). Leader productivity and people orientations for cooperative goals and effective teams in China. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(15), 2129-2145. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2013.872168