Linking transformational leadership and team performance : a conflict management approach
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Management Studies
Publication Date
11-1-2011
Volume
48
Issue
7
First Page
1586
Last Page
1611
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Abstract
This study develops a model in which transformational leadership affects team coordination and performance through the conflict management approaches adopted by team members. Data were collected from three different sources in a lagged design from 108 teams in a large enterprise in China. Results support the reasoning that transformational leadership promotes team coordination and thereby team performance by encouraging teams to adopt a cooperative, as opposed to competitive, approach to conflict management. These results suggest that transformational leadership may help team members manage conflicts for their mutual benefit. This is an important mechanism through which transformational leadership enhances team coordination and, in turn, achieves higher team performance.
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00974.x
Print ISSN
00222380
E-ISSN
14676486
Funding Information
This study is supported by a research grant (70872075) from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, a research grant from the Chinese Ministry of Education (07JC630033), and a research grant from the Shanghai Planning Office of Philosophical and Social Science (2009BSH001). The research is also sponsored by the Shanghai Pujiang Program.
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Zhang, X., Cao, Q., & Tjosvold, D. (2011). Linking transformational leadership and team performance: A conflict management approach. Journal of Management Studies, 48(7), 1586-1611. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00974.x