Beyond the boss: how distributed leadership elevates team effectiveness in startup organizations? – a multi-level analysis

Shameem Shagirbasha, Kumar Madhan and Juman Iqbal

Evidence-based HRM, 2023, vol. 12, issue 4, 760-781

Abstract: Purpose - Though there is an increasing corpus of work on contemporary styles of leadership, studies on distributed leadership (DL) are still in the nascent stage. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how DL affects team effectiveness from the neglected perspectives of team cognition, team motivation and team coordination in startup companies using multi-level analysis. Design/methodology/approach - The authors investigated the study variables through the lens of 42 teams in 18 startup organizations operating in India, representing an equitable distribution of the manufacturing and service sectors. M-plus was used to do statistical analysis on the multi-level model. Findings - Drawing upon social exchange theory (SET), results indicated that DL had a favorable impact on team effectiveness and team cognitive processes, team motivation and team coordination mediates the association between DL and individual perceptions of team effectiveness. Originality/value - Various studies have been carried out relating to leadership and how it impacts effectiveness. However, as far as the authors know, previous studies have failed to empirically address how DL drives team effectiveness by uncovering the mediating impact of team cognitive processes, team motivation and team coordination in the Indian startup context.

Keywords: Distributed leadership; Team startup; Team coordination; Team motivation; Team cognitive processes; Team effectiveness; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-09-2023-0258

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