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The Perceived Impact of Leaders’ Humility on Team Effectiveness: an Empirical Study

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  • Arménio Rego

    (Universidade de Aveiro
    Business Research Unit)

  • Miguel Pina e. Cunha

    (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)

  • Ace Volkmann Simpson

    (University of Technology)

Abstract

We assess the perceived impact of leaders’ humility (both self and other-reported) on team effectiveness, and how this relationship is mediated by balanced processing of information. Ninety-six leaders (plus 307 subordinates, 96 supervisors, and 656 peers of those leaders) participate in the study. The findings suggest that humility in leaders (as reported by others/peers) is indirectly (i.e., through balanced processing) related to leaders’ perceived impact on team effectiveness. The study also corroborates literature pointing out the benefits of using other-reports (rather than self-reports) to measure humility, and suggests adding humility to the authentic leadership research agenda.

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  • Arménio Rego & Miguel Pina e. Cunha & Ace Volkmann Simpson, 2018. "The Perceived Impact of Leaders’ Humility on Team Effectiveness: an Empirical Study," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 148(1), pages 205-218, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:148:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s10551-015-3008-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-3008-3
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