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Steffen R Giessner1, Daan van Knippenberg, Wendy van Ginkel
1Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam 3062, the Netherlands. sgiessner@rsm.nl
Abstract:
We examined the interactive effects of leader group prototypicality, accountability, and team identification on team-oriented behavior of leaders, thus extending the social identity perspective on leadership to the study of leader behavior. An experimental study (N = 152) supported our hypothesis that leader accountability relates more strongly to team-oriented behavior for group nonprototypical leaders than for group prototypical leaders. A multisource field study with leaders (N = 64) and their followers (N = 209) indicated that this interactive effect is more pronounced for leaders who identify more strongly with their team. We discuss how these findings further develop the social identity analysis of leadership.
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