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Blaming leaders for team relationship conflict? The roles of leader-member exchange differentiation and ethical leadership

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  • Mingjian Zhou
  • Shuisheng Shi

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to extend our understanding of the role of leaders in team relationship conflict. Leader-member exchange (LMX) differentiation was hypothesized to be positively related to team relationship conflict. Additionally, ethical leadership was hypothesized to moderate relations between LMX differentiation and team relationship conflict. Design/methodology/approach - – Hypotheses were examined in a sample of 79 working teams. Data were collected via a questionnaire containing measures of LMX, team relationship conflict and ethical leadership. Findings - – Hypotheses were supported by the data. LMX differentiation was positively related to team relationship conflict, and ethical leadership weakened the relationship between LMX differentiation and team relationship conflict. Originality/value - – This is the first theoretical analysis and empirical study of relationships between LMX differentiation and team relationship conflict. Theoretically, by using LMX theory to account for team-level outcomes, this study extended power of LMX theory. Practically, these results suggest that leaders may be responsible for team relationship conflict.

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  • Mingjian Zhou & Shuisheng Shi, 2014. "Blaming leaders for team relationship conflict? The roles of leader-member exchange differentiation and ethical leadership," Nankai Business Review International, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 5(2), pages 134-146, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:nbripp:v:5:y:2014:i:2:p:134-146
    DOI: 10.1108/NBRI-09-2013-0036
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    1. Raiswa Saha & Shashi & Roberto Cerchione & Rajwinder Singh & Richa Dahiya, 2020. "Effect of ethical leadership and corporate social responsibility on firm performance: A systematic review," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(2), pages 409-429, March.

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