Abstract
In our poster we present a structuration-based theory of leadership behaviours in self-organizing virtual teams. Building on behavioural leadership theory and structuration theory, we present a two-order theory of leadership. It describes four classes of first-order leadership behaviours (task coordination, substantive task contribution, group maintenance, and boundary spanning) and defines second-order leadership as behaviour that influences changes in the structure that guides group action. We argue that second-order leadership is enabled by first-order leadership, is therefore action embedded, and is grounded in processes that define the social identity of the group. We propose that effective virtual teams will exhibit a paradoxical combination of shared, distributed first-order leadership complemented by strong, concentrated, and centralized secondorder leadership. We present the design and results from a research project to test and further elaborate our theory.
Original language | English (US) |
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State | Published - 2007 |
Event | 28th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2007 - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: Dec 9 2007 → Dec 12 2007 |
Other
Other | 28th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2007 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Montreal, QC |
Period | 12/9/07 → 12/12/07 |
Keywords
- Leadership
- Self-organizing teams
- Structuration theory
- Virtual teams
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems