Exploring the impact of decentralized leadership on knowledge sharing and work hindrance networks in healthcare teams
| Autor: | Cara-Lynn Scheuer, Kothai Kumanan, Annika Voltan, Subhajit Chakraborty |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Knowledge management business.industry 030503 health policy & services 05 social sciences Knowledge sharing 03 medical and health sciences Work (electrical) 0502 economics and business Health care Sociology Business and International Management 0305 other medical science business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Management & Organization. 29:139-158 |
| ISSN: | 1839-3527 1833-3672 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/jmo.2020.37 |
| Popis: | This paper adopts an explanatory sequential mixed method design to explore the impact of decentralized (vs. centralized) leadership on cross-functional teams' resource exchanges at a long-term care facility in Canada. In the quantitative phase, social network analyses were used to examine the direct and moderated effects (via leader–follower relationship quality; LMX) of the presence of formal decentralized leaders on: (1) knowledge sharing, and (2) work hindrance networks within cross-functional healthcare teams. In the qualitative phase, team members were interviewed regarding the impact of their decentralized leaders. Collectively, the findings suggest that the presence of a decentralized leader may enhance knowledge sharing and safeguard against work hindrance behaviors in cross-functional healthcare teams. However, these effects are contingent on the situation (e.g., LMX quality and status-based hierarchies). Implications for research and healthcare practice are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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