The Contextual Role of Collective-Focused and Differentiated Leadership Behaviors on the Link between Age-gender Faultlines and Team Innovative Performance
Journal
Abstracts |... Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie
ISSN
2190-0493
ISBN
978-3-89967-993-9
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2014-09-21
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Güntürkün, Onur
Abstract
In this study we investigate if and when age-gender faultlines relate to team innovative performance. Based on social identity, social categorization, and social dominance theory we first hypothesize that team innovative performance is impaired if subgroups of old male members and young female members are formed within a team. In a second step, we apply the theoretical framework of inclusion in diverse teams and propose that both, creating collective belongingness and emphasizing the individual uniqueness of team members are important context factors to reach innovative performance in age-gender faultline teams. Therefore, we hypothesize that collective-focused leadership and differentiated individual-focused leadership, which are tailored toward the two distinct dimensions of the inclusion framework, are useful leadership behaviors for buffering the negative impact of age-gender faultlines on team innovative performance. We test the hypotheses using a sample of 89 research and development (R&D) teams from an automotive company. We find support for the main effect of age-gender faultlines on team innovative performance as well as the context role of differentiated individual-focused leadership, whereas collective-focused leadership turns out to be non-significant as a moderator.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie : Supplement to Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling
Publisher
Pabst Science Publisher
Publisher place
Lengerich, Westf
Event Title
49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Event Location
Bochum
Event Date
21.-25.09.2014
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
235391