Leadership in multiteam systems.
This study examined 2 leader functions likely to be instrumental in synchronizing large systems of teams (i.e., multiteam systems [MTSs]). Leader strategizing and coordinating were manipulated through training, and effects on functional leadership, interteam coordination, and MTS performance were examined. Three hundred eighty-four undergraduate students participated in a laboratory simulation modeling a 3-team MTS performing an F-22 battle simulation task (N = 64 MTSs). Results indicate that both leader training manipulations improved functional leadership and interteam coordination and that functional leader behavior was positively related to MTS-level performance. Functional leadership mediated the effects of both types of training on interteam coordination, and interteam coordination fully mediated the effect of MTS leadership on MTS performance.
DeChurch
Leslie A
LA
Psychology Department, Florida International University, Miami, 33015, USA. dechurch@fiu.edu
Marks
Michelle A
MA
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires