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Achieving Global Virtual Team Performance: Leadership Status and Effectiveness

Zander, L., Mockaitis, A., Zettinig, P., Gerschewski, Stephan (2021) Achieving Global Virtual Team Performance: Leadership Status and Effectiveness. In: European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference Madrid 2021, 10 - 12 Dec 2021, Madrid, Spain. (Unpublished) (KAR id:92285)

Abstract

Research on global team leader effectiveness in general, and global virtual team leadership in particular, has largely focused on leadership traits and behavior. However, scholars have to our mind underused social status theory as an explanation for leader effectiveness and team performance. In our empirical study, we address the question whether achieved leader status can provide an explanation for leadership effectiveness and successful team deliverables in the context of global virtual teams. The answer to both questions in our study of global virtual teams is affirmative, as we demonstrate that achieved leader status (as perceived by team members), mediates between team internal environment and leadership effectiveness (as evaluated by team members) as well as team performance in the form of deliverables (as evaluated by an external panel of expert judges). Building on the premise that leaders’ achieved status is endowed by team members through a process of interpersonal interaction involving perceptions of competence, expertise and prominence, we contend that achieved leader status is critical to successful team outcomes.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Paper)
Uncontrolled keywords: Achievement versus ascription; Global leader effectiveness; Global virtual team leadership; Internal team environment; Leader status; Social status
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5351 Business
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Stephan Gerschewski
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2021 06:43 UTC
Last Modified: 14 Dec 2021 11:56 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/92285 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Gerschewski, Stephan.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-1033
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