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Leader extraversion and team performance: A moderated mediation model.

Jun Zhang¹, Kui Yin², SiQi Li¹

¹Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

|December 9, 2022

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Leader extraversion enhances team performance through increased leader work engagement. Clear goals and processes amplify this effect, offering insights for effective leadership selection.

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Area of Science:

Organizational Psychology
Leadership Studies
Behavioral Science

Background:

Extraversion is a key predictor of leadership success.
Mechanisms linking leader extraversion to team performance require further investigation.
Situational factors may moderate the impact of leader extraversion.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the motivational mechanisms through which leader extraversion influences team performance.
To investigate the moderating role of situational characteristics (goal and process clarity) in this relationship.
To provide an empirical explanation for how leader extraversion impacts team performance.

Main Methods:

A moderated mediation model was proposed and tested.
Data were collected from 226 Chinese team leaders across two rounds.
Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 26 and Mplus 7.

Main Results:

Leader extraversion positively predicts team performance via leader work engagement.
Goal clarity and process clarity significantly strengthen the relationship between leader extraversion and leader work engagement.
Situational clarity acts as a crucial moderator, enhancing the motivational pathway.

Conclusions:

Leader extraversion's positive impact on team performance is mediated by work engagement.
Situational factors like goal and process clarity are vital for maximizing the benefits of extraverted leadership.
Findings offer practical guidance for organizations in identifying and developing effective leaders.