Fröhner, Karina (2022) Shared Leadership and Team Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Collaborative Team Culture. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Given a recent shift toward agility in the workplace, shared leadership (SL) has become an increasingly relevant and contemporary concept. While past research has found positive effects of SL on team satisfaction and performance, there are many potential intermediate group processes that have not yet been analyzed in relation to SL and team outcomes. The present study investigates the relationships between shared leadership and the outcomes of team satisfaction and team performance whilst taking into account the effect of collaborative team culture. We draw from Social Network Theory with the notion that SL positively affects team satisfaction and team performance, moderated by collaborative team culture. We conducted an online survey using a convenience sample (N = 75) of participants who worked in team settings in a variety of industries. Using moderated hierarchical regression analysis, we found that SL is positively associated with team performance, but not with team satisfaction. Furthermore, collaborative team culture has positive effects on both outcomes, while marginally moderating the relationship between SL and team satisfaction, but not team performance. We conclude that SL is related to increased team performance but it is not particularly beneficial for team satisfaction. This study adds to the current body of knowledge by informing about the complex effects of SL, as well as suggesting theoretical and practical implications to aid the optimized implementation of SL in organizational team settings.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Bucur, R.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2022 07:04 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2022 07:04 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1212 |
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