Abstract
Drawing from the recent theoretical development in social hierarchy, we theorize that whether leader-member exchange (LMX) differentiation breeds status conflict and ultimately undermines team performance hinges on the alignment between LMX differentiation and acyclicity. Based on data collected from 89 work teams in mainland China, we found that only when LMX differentiation was misaligned with acyclicity, LMX differentiation was positively related to status conflicts and, as a result of it, undermined team performance. In contrast, when LMX differentiation was aligned with acyclicity, LMX differentiation was negatively related to status conflicts and consequently promoted team performance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Academy of Management Proceedings 2020 |
Editors | Sonia Taneja |
Publisher | Academy of Management |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2020 |
Event | 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2020: Broadening our Sight - Virtual Duration: 7 Aug 2020 → 11 Aug 2020 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/past-annual-meetings/2020-broadening-our-sight (Conference website) https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2020/1 (Conference proceedings) |
Publication series
Name | Academy of Management Proceedings |
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Number | 1 |
Volume | 2020 |
ISSN (Print) | 0065-0668 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2151-6561 |
Conference
Conference | 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2020 |
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Period | 7/08/20 → 11/08/20 |
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