Leader Humility and Team Performance: Exploring the Mediating Mechanisms of Team PsyCap and Task Allocation Effectiveness

Rego, A; Owens, B; Yam, KC; Bluhm, D; Cunha, MPE; Silard, A; Gonçalves, L; Martins, M; Simpson, AV; Liu, W

Leader Humility and Team Performance: Exploring the Mediating Mechanisms of Team PsyCap and Task Allocation Effectiveness

Rego, A Owens, B Yam, KC Bluhm, D Cunha, MPE Silard, A Gonçalves, L Martins, M Simpson, AV

Liu, W

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Citation:: Journal of Management, 2019, 45 (3), pp. 1009 - 1033
Issue Date:: 2019-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rego, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Owens, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yam, KC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bluhm, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cunha, MPE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Silard, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gonçalves, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Martins, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Simpson, AV https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-328X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liu, W	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-16T04:44:55Z
dc.date.available	2016-12-19	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-03-16T04:44:55Z
dc.date.issued	2019-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Management, 2019, 45 (3), pp. 1009 - 1033	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0149-2063	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/139337
dc.description.abstract	© The Author(s) 2017. Although there is a growing interest toward the topic of leader humility, extant research has largely failed to consider the underlying mechanisms through which leader humility influences team outcomes. In this research, we integrate the emerging literature of leader humility and social information processing theory to theorize how leader humility facilitates the development of collective team psychological capital, leading to higher team task allocation effectiveness and team performance. While Owens and Hekman (2016) suggest that leader humility has homogeneous effects on followers, we propose a potential heterogeneous effect based on the complementarity literature (e.g., Tiedens, Unzueta, & Young, 2007) and the principle of equifinality (leaders may influence team outcomes through multiple pathways; Morgeson, DeRue, & Karam, 2010). In three studies conducted in China, Singapore, and Portugal, including an experiment, a multisource field study, and a three-wave multisource field study, we find support for our hypotheses that leader humility enhances team performance serially through increased team psychological capital and team task allocation effectiveness. We discuss the theoretical implications of our work to the leader humility, psychological capital, and team effectiveness literatures; and offer suggestions for future research.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0149206316688941	en_US
dc.rights	Rego, Armenio; Owens, B.; Yam, K. C.; Bluhm, D.; Cunha, M. P.; Silard, A.; Gonçalves, L.; Martins, M.; Simpson, A. V.; Liu, W., Leader humility and team performance: Exploring the mechanisms of team PsyCap and task allocation effectivenes, Journal of Management, 2019, 45 (3), pp. 1009 - 1033) Copyright © [2019] (Copyright Holder). DOI: [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0149206316688941].
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dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Leader Humility and Team Performance: Exploring the Mediating Mechanisms of Team PsyCap and Task Allocation Effectiveness	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

© The Author(s) 2017. Although there is a growing interest toward the topic of leader humility, extant research has largely failed to consider the underlying mechanisms through which leader humility influences team outcomes. In this research, we integrate the emerging literature of leader humility and social information processing theory to theorize how leader humility facilitates the development of collective team psychological capital, leading to higher team task allocation effectiveness and team performance. While Owens and Hekman (2016) suggest that leader humility has homogeneous effects on followers, we propose a potential heterogeneous effect based on the complementarity literature (e.g., Tiedens, Unzueta, & Young, 2007) and the principle of equifinality (leaders may influence team outcomes through multiple pathways; Morgeson, DeRue, & Karam, 2010). In three studies conducted in China, Singapore, and Portugal, including an experiment, a multisource field study, and a three-wave multisource field study, we find support for our hypotheses that leader humility enhances team performance serially through increased team psychological capital and team task allocation effectiveness. We discuss the theoretical implications of our work to the leader humility, psychological capital, and team effectiveness literatures; and offer suggestions for future research.

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