The Dynamics of Shared Leadership: Building Trust and Enhancing Performance

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Drescher, Marcus A.; Korsgaard, M. Audrey; Welpe, Isabell M.; Picot, Arnold; Wigand, Rolf T.
• 署名单位: Technical University of Munich; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia; University of Munich; University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville; University of Arkansas Little Rock; University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Little Rock; University of Arkansas Fayetteville
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/a0036474
• 发表日期: 2014
• 页码: 771-783
• 关键词: SHARED LEADERSHIP; trust; performance; groups; change over time

摘要

In this study, we examined how the dynamics of shared leadership are related to group performance. We propose that, over time, the expansion of shared leadership within groups is related to growth in group trust. In turn, growth in group trust is related to performance improvement. Longitudinal data from 142 groups engaged in a strategic simulation game over a 4-month period provide support for positive changes in trust mediating the relationship between positive changes in shared leadership and positive changes in performance. Our findings contribute to the literature on shared leadership and group dynamics by demonstrating how the growth in shared leadership contributes to the emergence of trust and a positive performance trend over time.