Team personality composition, emergent leadership and shared leadership in virtual teams: A theoretical framework

Limited theory and research has been devoted to the role of team personality composition, as well as emergent and shared leadership, in virtual teams. In an effort to provide a theoretical basis for the role of team personality composition, as well as emergent and shared leadership, in virtual teams...

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Published in:Human resource management review 2017-12, Vol.27 (4), p.678-693
Main Authors: Hoch, Julia E., Dulebohn, James H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big Five
Emergent leadership
Human resource management
Leadership
Personality
Personality traits
Shared leadership
Studies
Virtual teams
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Summary:Limited theory and research has been devoted to the role of team personality composition, as well as emergent and shared leadership, in virtual teams. In an effort to provide a theoretical basis for the role of team personality composition, as well as emergent and shared leadership, in virtual teams, we propose a virtual team framework that portrays the team personality composition as predictors of emergent and shared leadership. These in turn are expected to impact virtual team performance. We further posit that the relationships between team personality composition and virtual team performance are indirect, through emergent leadership and shared leadership. Finally, we present team virtuality as a moderator between team composition and team processes. Suggestions for future research and implications for the management of virtual teams are presented.
ISSN:1053-4822
1873-7889
DOI:10.1016/j.hrmr.2016.12.012