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Relationships Between Temporal Leadership, Transactive Memory Systems and Team Innovation Performance
Bei Lyu1,2,3, Xiaoyu Liao4, Yanchao Yang5
1Business School, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.
Psychology Research and Behavior Management
|September 20, 2022
Summary
Temporal leadership enhances team innovation performance by improving credibility and coordination within transactive memory systems. Positive team reflection further strengthens this relationship, offering insights for time-constrained teams.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Behavior
- Team Dynamics
- Innovation Management
Background:
- Temporal leadership is an emerging area of academic interest.
- Understanding leadership in time-constrained environments is crucial for team success.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of temporal leadership on team innovation performance.
- To explore the mediating role of transactive memory systems and the moderating role of team reflection.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative analysis of data from 385 team members across 98 teams.
- Utilized measurements for temporal leadership, team innovation performance, transactive memory systems, and team reflection.
Main Results:
- Temporal leadership positively influences team innovation performance.
- The effect is mediated by the credibility and coordination dimensions of transactive memory systems.
- Positive team reflection moderates the relationship between temporal leadership and transactive memory systems.
Conclusions:
- Temporal leadership is a significant driver of team innovation.
- Transactive memory systems and team reflection are key mechanisms in this process.
- Provides strategies for enhancing team innovation under time constraints.
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