WHEN POWER MAKES OTHERS SPEECHLESS: THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF LEADER POWER ON TEAM PERFORMANCE

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Tost, Leigh Plunkett; Gino, Francesca; Larrick, Richard P.
• 署名单位: University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Harvard University; Duke University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0180
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 1465-1486
• 关键词: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP; decision-making; PARTICIPATION; management; INNOVATION; Mediation; perceptions; KNOWLEDGE; FRAMEWORK; BEHAVIOR

摘要

We examine the impact of the subjective experience of power on leadership dynamics and team performance and find that the psychological effect of power on formal leaders spills over to affect team performance. We argue that a formal leader's experience of heightened power produces verbal dominance, which reduces team communication and consequently diminishes performance. Importantly, because these dynamics rely on the acquiescence of other team members to the leader's dominant behavior, the effects only emerge when the leader holds a formal leadership position. Three studies offer consistent support for this argument. The implications for theory and practice are discussed.