Available online 20 January 2012 Although the differential treatment of team members by their leader is at the heart of Leader– Member Exchange (LMX) theory, empirical studies exploring the role of within-team LMX differentiation in relation to team outcomes are still relatively scarce. This study among 269 Dutch secondary school teachers from 33 different teams tested the hypotheses that the r...

In this study we analyze the mediating role of team work engagement between team social resources (i.e., supportive team climate, coordination, teamwork), and team performance (i.e., in-role and extra-role performance) as predicted by the Job Demands-Resources Model. Aggregated data of 533 employees nested within 62 teams and 13 organizations were used, whereas team performance was assessed by ...

abstract the aim of this study is to investigate effectiveness of interaction between stress inoculation training and identity styles on psychological well-being and perceived stress. participates were selected through the simple random samplings procedure. sixty seven clients were divided by random assignment into two groups on the basis of their identity style (normative, diffuse/avoidant). t...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships involved in high-involvement HR systems and R&D team performance. Furthermore, we elaborate a theory of how high-involvement HR systems allow R&D teams to build the specific human capital that leads to better team performance. We also explore the moderating effect of team leaders on the HR-performance link, emphasizing that team lead...

Research teams face complex leadership and coordination challenges. We propose shared authentic leadership (SAL) as a timely approach to addressing these challenges. Drawing from authentic and functional leadership theories, we posit a multiple mediation model that suggests three mechanisms whereby SAL influences team effectiveness: shared mental models (SMM), team trust, and team coordination....

This study is an attempt to develop and test a comprehensive model for global virtual team (GVT) effectiveness based on development of collaborative partnership among diverse team members and the moderating role of collaborative technology and task. The research is an ongoing dissertation work. The conceptual model is based on traditional I-P-O framework for understanding GVT effectiveness. Tea...

People are rarely passive, and battered women are no exception. This study investigated the types of coping strategies women of Japanese descent (both Japan-born and U.S.-born) chose and their perceived effectiveness in dealing with their partners' violence. Japan-born respondents were significantly less likely to use "active" strategies and perceived them to be less effective than did U.S.-bor...