Predicting Leadership Emergence in Global Virtual Teams

• Autorzy: Ilan Alon , Erik Lankut , Marjaana Gunkel , Ziaul Haque Munim , Vasyl Taras , Nicole Franziska Richter
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Objective: This study examines the individual factors that predict whether individuals will emerge as leaders in global virtual teams, which often lack a more formal leadership structure.
Research Design & Methods: We focus on emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural intelligence (CQ) as two contemporary concepts that are of key relevance to leadership success. Building on socioanalytic theory, we hypothesize that individuals with higher levels of EQ and CQ have a higher probability of emerging as team leaders. We test the hypotheses on a sample of 415 teams comprised of 1 102 individuals who participated in a virtual international collaboration project. Using structural equation modeling, the results reveal that individuals with higher CQ were more likely to emerge as leaders.
Findings: Our findings did not support the relevance of EQ. In addition, individual factors such as English proficiency, a higher age, and a lower power distance were also associated with leadership emergence.
Implications & Recommendations: The study identified the gap in the literature regarding EQ and CQ in the context of leadership emergence. The results demonstrate that individuals with high CQ and high EQ that may have beneficial effects on the team and its outcomes do not automatically emerge as team leaders. We recommend that managers carefully consider which projects and tasks they will leave the leadership structure to emerge more informally.
Contribution & Value Added: The key contribution and value added of this study is the investigation of the role of CQ and EQ with leadership emergence in global virtual teams (GVT), through the creation of a leadership emergence model building on socio-analytic theory. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Leadership; Emotional intelligence; Virtual team

PL

Przywództwo; Inteligencja emocjonalna; Zespół wirtualny

• Czasopismo: Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: 11
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 7--23

Twórcy

autor

Ilan Alon

• College of Management Academic Studies

autor

Erik Lankut

• University of SouthEastern Norway, University of Agder, School of Business and Law

autor

Marjaana Gunkel

• Free University of Bozen/Bolzano

autor

Ziaul Haque Munim

• University of South-Eastern Norway

autor

Vasyl Taras

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

autor

Nicole Franziska Richter

• University of Southern Denmark

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DOI

10.15678/EBER.2023.110301