Team Interdependence as a Substitute for Empowering Leadership Contribution to Team Meaningfulness and Performance.

This study uses a relational work design perspective to explore substitutes for leadership behaviors that promote team meaningfulness and performance. We propose that team task interdependence, a structural feature facilitating interaction among team members, can be a substitute for the contributions of empowering leadership. Data were collected from 47 R&D and technology implementation teams across three organizations in a cross-sectional field study.

Correction: Global and local identities on the balance scale: Predicting transformational leadership and effectiveness in multicultural teams.

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Global and local identities on the balance scale: Predicting transformational leadership and effectiveness in multicultural teams.

The performance of multicultural teams depends, to a great extent, on the effectiveness of their leaders. Transformational leadership is thought to be effective across organizational contexts and national cultures; yet we know little about what shapes these leadership behaviors. This study argues that leaders' social identity configurations influence their transformational leadership behaviors and leadership effectiveness in multicultural settings.