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08.08.2019

The Role of Leadership in the Management of Conflict and Knowledge Sharing in the Research Groups of a Spanish Public University

verfasst von: José L. Ballesteros-Rodríguez, Nieves L. Díaz-Díaz, Inmaculada Aguiar-Díaz, Petra De Saá-Pérez

Erschienen in: Public Organization Review | Ausgabe 2/2020

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This paper analyses how academics perceive their group leaders’ behaviour in managing the scientific activities of their research group and, particularly, how the leader’s style (task- or relationship-oriented) enhances knowledge sharing, both directly and indirectly through its influence on conflict. An empirical research study was carried out by surveying 211 academics belonging to research groups in a Spanish university, using simultaneous equation models. The results provide evidence that both leadership styles have a positive and significant direct influence on knowledge sharing, as well as an indirect effect by reducing the negative influence of task and relationship conflict.

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Titel: The Role of Leadership in the Management of Conflict and Knowledge Sharing in the Research Groups of a Spanish Public University
verfasst von: José L. Ballesteros-Rodríguez
Nieves L. Díaz-Díaz
Inmaculada Aguiar-Díaz
Petra De Saá-Pérez
Publikationsdatum: 08.08.2019
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Public Organization Review / Ausgabe 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-019-00451-7

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