Shared leadership and group interaction styles in problem-solving virtual teams

Pierre Balthazard; David Waldman; Jane Howell; Leanne Atwater

Shared leadership and group interaction styles in problem-solving virtual teams

Pierre Balthazard, David Waldman, Jane Howell, Leanne Atwater

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Abstract

Despite their prevailing growth, little systematic evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of computer-mediated "virtual" teams (VTs), especially in relation to their traditional counterpart, face-to-face teams (FtFTs). A Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis revealed that FtFTs were more likely to demonstrate higher levels of shared leadership and a constructive interaction style than were VTs. In turn, shared leadership and a constructive interaction style were shown to positively predict cohesion, whereas a defensive interaction style was shown to negatively predict cohesion. Shared leadership was also positively associated with a constructive interaction style and negatively associated with a defensive interaction style. Finally, task performance was shown to be a function of group cohesion.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Editors	R.H. Sprague Jr.
Pages	693-702
Number of pages	10
Volume	37
State	Published - 2004
Event	Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Big Island, HI., United States Duration: Jan 5 2004 → Jan 8 2004

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Other	Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Island, HI.
Period	1/5/04 → 1/8/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Balthazard, P, Waldman, D, Howell, J & Atwater, L 2004, Shared leadership and group interaction styles in problem-solving virtual teams. in RH Sprague Jr. (ed.), Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. vol. 37, CLVWT04, pp. 693-702, Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Big Island, HI., United States, 1/5/04.

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