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Shared Leadership: Towards a Theoretical Moderation Framework in Information Systems Project Teams

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  • Qiong Wu

    (School of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China)

  • Kathryn Cormican

    (Lero - the Irish Software Research Centre, School of Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)

  • Suzana Sampaio

    (Department of Computer Science, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil)

Abstract

Shared leadership refers to an emergent, collective team process where leadership is distributed among and stems from team members, rather than a single designated leader. While shared leadership has gained considerable attention in the literature in recent years, it has received little attention in information systems (IS) project teams. In this study, a theoretical moderation framework in IS project teams that portrays the positive relationship between shared leadership and IS project success is presented. Moreover, project-centered moderators (i.e., project complexity and project task interdependence) and team-centered moderators (i.e., team autonomy and team supportive culture) have been proposed to influence the shared leadership-IS project success relationship. This study proposes that this relationship is stronger when projects are more complex and more interdependent, and when teams have a higher level of autonomy and supportive culture.

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  • Qiong Wu & Kathryn Cormican & Suzana Sampaio, 2021. "Shared Leadership: Towards a Theoretical Moderation Framework in Information Systems Project Teams," International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), IGI Global, vol. 12(3), pages 50-63, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jitpm0:v:12:y:2021:i:3:p:50-63
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