A Model of Instrumental Networks: The Roles of Socialized Charismatic Leadership and Group Behavior

This article introduces a model of the development of instrumental networks inside organizational groups. We provide a theoretical framework and empirically test a series of hypotheses pertaining to the relationships between socialized charismatic leadership (SCL) and its consequences in terms of co...

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Published in:Organization science (Providence, R.I.) R.I.), 2012-03, Vol.23 (2), p.582-595
Main Authors: Varella, Paul, Javidan, Mansour, Waldman, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Behavior
Behavior modeling
Charisma
Cooperation
Group behavior
Group dynamics
Group performance
group processes and performance
group structure
Inspiration
Leaders
Leadership
Management science
Management theory
Networks
Organization
organization and management theory
Organization theory
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
organizational leadership
Organizational research
psychological processes
Psychology
Self interest
Social capital
Social networking
Social networks
Social psychology
Special Issue on the Genesis and Dynamics of Networks
Studies
Supervisors
Values
Waves
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Summary:This article introduces a model of the development of instrumental networks inside organizational groups. We provide a theoretical framework and empirically test a series of hypotheses pertaining to the relationships between socialized charismatic leadership (SCL) and its consequences in terms of cooperative and sanctioning group behavior. We then examine whether these behaviors predict the density of instrumental networks inside groups and, consequently, their performance. Our findings, based on assessments of 70 group leaders and their approximately 500 subordinates, colleagues, and supervisors, show that SCL is associated with heightened levels of cooperation and lower levels of sanctioning in groups. Cooperation, in turn, is associated with the instrumental network density of the group. Our findings also demonstrate that under conditions of physical proximity, instrumental network density predicts group performance. The study provides an understanding of group social psychological processes in relation to the development of instrumental networks inside organizational groups.
ISSN:1047-7039
1526-5455
DOI:10.1287/orsc.1100.0604