Leader-Team Congruence in Power Distance Values and Team Effectiveness: The Mediating Role of Procedural Justice Climate

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Cole, Michael S.; Carter, Min Z.; Zhang, Zhen
• 署名单位: Texas Christian University; Troy University System; Troy University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/a0034269
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 962-973
• 关键词: power distance values; value congruence theory; PROCEDURAL JUSTICE CLIMATE; TEAM PERFORMANCE; team organizational citizenship behavior

摘要

We examine the effect of (in)congruence between leaders' and teams' power distance values on team effectiveness. We hypothesize that the (in)congruence between these values would differentially predict team effectiveness, with procedural justice climate serving as a mediator. Using multisource data and polynomial regression, we found that similarities (and differences) between leaders' and their teams' power distance values can have consequential effects on teams' justice climate and, ultimately, their effectiveness (viz., team performance and team organizational citizenship behavior). We conclude that to fully understand the implications of power distance, one should consider the multiple perspectives of both leaders and team members.