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When discretionary boundary spanning relationships cease becoming discretionary: The impact of closed ties on informal leadership perceptions.
Journal of Applied Psychology ( IF 11.802 ) Pub Date : 2021-12-23 , DOI: 10.1037/apl0000911
Zhiya Alice Guo 1 , Ralph A Heidl 2 , John R Hollenbeck 1 , Andrew Yu 3 , Michael Howe 4
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Organizations have recognized that effective informal leadership is a source of competitive advantage and invest heavily in leadership development efforts. Moreover, because of historical shifts in the nature of work, this informal leadership often takes the form of inter-unit boundary spanning. Because of these two developments, discretionary boundary spanning (DBS) between units has increasingly become a critical, dynamic, bottom-up activity where individuals lacking formal authority step up and take on informal leadership responsibilities. In this study, we draw upon Simmelian Tie Theory (STT) to examine the relationship between different types of DBS and formal leaders' perceptions of a subordinate's informal leadership and performance. We empirically document that a small number of closed task-oriented and closed friendship-oriented DBSs are instrumental in helping individuals demonstrate informal leadership. However, we also show that DBS places constraints on informal leadership when closed ties become too numerous. This results in an inverted-U relationship between the number of closed DBS ties and perceptions of leadership where the apex (i.e., point of over-embeddedness) emerges at a smaller number for friendship-oriented DBS relative to the apex for task-oriented DBSs. We discuss the theoretical implications of these results, as well as the practical implications for managers of organizations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译:

当可自由支配的跨越边界的关系不再变得可自由支配:封闭关系对非正式领导观念的影响。

组织已经认识到有效的非正式领导是竞争优势的来源,并大力投资于领导力发展工作。此外,由于工作性质的历史转变,这种非正式领导往往采取跨单位边界的形式。由于这两个发展,单位之间的自由裁量边界跨越(DBS)越来越成为一种关键的、动态的、自下而上的活动,在这种活动中,缺乏正式权力的个人会站出来承担非正式的领导责任。在这项研究中,我们利用 Simmelian Tie Theory (STT) 来检验不同类型的 DBS 与正式领导者对下属非正式领导和绩效的看法之间的关系。我们凭经验证明,少数封闭式任务导向型和封闭式友谊导向型 DBS 有助于帮助个人展示非正式领导力。然而,我们还表明,当封闭关系变得太多时,星展银行会对非正式领导施加限制。这导致封闭 DBS 关系的数量与领导认知之间存在倒 U 型关系,其中,与面向任务的 DBS 的顶点相比,面向友谊的 DBS 的顶点(即过度嵌入点)出现的数量较少. 我们讨论了这些结果的理论意义,以及对组织管理者的实际意义。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。我们还表明,当封闭关系变得太多时,星展银行会对非正式领导施加限制。这导致封闭 DBS 关系的数量与领导认知之间存在倒 U 型关系,其中,与面向任务的 DBS 的顶点相比,面向友谊的 DBS 的顶点(即过度嵌入点)出现的数量较少. 我们讨论了这些结果的理论意义,以及对组织管理者的实际意义。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。我们还表明,当封闭关系变得太多时,星展银行会对非正式领导施加限制。这导致封闭 DBS 关系的数量与领导认知之间存在倒 U 型关系,其中,与面向任务的 DBS 的顶点相比,面向友谊的 DBS 的顶点(即过度嵌入点)出现的数量较少. 我们讨论了这些结果的理论意义,以及对组织管理者的实际意义。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。与面向任务的 DBS 的顶点相比,面向友谊的 DBS 出现的数量较少。我们讨论了这些结果的理论意义,以及对组织管理者的实际意义。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。与面向任务的 DBS 的顶点相比,面向友谊的 DBS 出现的数量较少。我们讨论了这些结果的理论意义,以及对组织管理者的实际意义。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。
更新日期:2021-12-23
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