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When Teamwork Works: Examining the Relationship Between Leader-Member Exchange Differentiation and Team Creativity

Du, J, Lin, X, Cai, Y., Sun, F., Amankwah-Amoah, J. (2022) When Teamwork Works: Examining the Relationship Between Leader-Member Exchange Differentiation and Team Creativity. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 . Article Number 646514. ISSN 1664-1078. (doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646514) (KAR id:92695)

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Abstract

Drawing on team creativity literature and social comparison theory, we investigate how leader-member exchange (LMX) differentiation influences team creativity. Using a survey based on 91 R&D teams from Chinese companies, we observe that LMX differentiation is negatively related to team creativity (β = −0.35, p < 0.01). More importantly, we demonstrate that team behavioral integration mediates the relationship between LMX differentiation and team creativity (indirect effect size = −0.72, with 95% CI of −1.91, −0.13), and team emotional intelligence (TEI) moderates the relationship between LMX differentiation and team behavioral integration (β = 0.23, p < 0.05), such that LMX differentiation has a weaker negative influence on team behavioral integration when TEI is higher. These results provide relevant suggestions for organizational team building, management, and development.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646514
Uncontrolled keywords: team creativity, team behavioral integration, LMX differentiation, team emotional intelligence, social comparison theory
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2022 12:01 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Jan 2024 22:09 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/92695 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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