 The Role of Shared Leadership in Managing Conflicts in Multigenerational Teams: A Research FrameworkChayanika Bhayana, Vishal Gupta and Kirti Sharda Business Perspectives and Research, 2021, vol. 9, issue 2, 252-268 Abstract: With multigenerational teams becoming ubiquitous in contemporary organisations, this article aims to address the need to understand the dynamics within such teams. The study proposes a conceptual framework to examine the role of shared leadership in multigenerational teams in promoting positive team outcomes for such teams. Potential differences in work values, attitudes and behaviours among different generations are likely to predispose multigenerational teams to a higher probability of conflicts, which may negatively impact team outcomes. The study posits that if shared leadership emerges in multigenerational teams, it is likely to promote the adoption of cooperative conflict management styles and inhibit the adoption of competitive and avoidant styles, thereby leading to positive outcomes like team performance and team member satisfaction. By proposing conflict management styles as an important mechanism through which shared leadership promotes positive team outcomes, the study intends to contribute to the emerging literature on shared leadership and conflict management in multigenerational teams. Keywords: Multigenerational teams; shared leadership; conflict management; team outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:busper:v:9:y:2021:i:2:p:252-268 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Business Perspectives and Research |
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