International conference on construction engineering and project management (국제학술발표논문집)

  • 2024.07a
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  • Pages.863-870
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  • 2024
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  • 2508-9048(eISSN)
Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회)
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Exploring the Effects of Shared Leadership on Project Virtual Team Performance

  • Elfida Mardianita MUSTOFA (PT ABeam Consulting Indonesia) ;
  • Ying-Yi Chih (Research School of Management, College of Business and Economics, The Australian National University)
  • Published : 2024.07.29
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Abstract

A project virtual team in general refers to a group of geographically dispersed members who rely on communications technology to accomplish project tasks. This team structure has been increasingly utilized in project environments, especially post COVID, given its potential to accommodate flexible work arrangement, reduce project costs; and leverage knowledge and expertise from people around the world to enhance project performance. Drawing from the shared leadership literature and sixteen semi-structured interviews with practitioners involved in project virtual teams in Indonesia, we investigated how shared leadership is exercised in project virtual teams; and how it affects project performance. The results showed that shared leadership can be exercised through collaborative decision-making, collaborative task allocation/monitoring, and empowerment. In project virtual teams, shared leadership practices can trigger positive affective reactions from team members, leading to improved project delivery efficiency and better knowledge transfer. This study extends prior shared leadership literature, which predominately focuses on teams in permanent organizations, to a temporary project environment. It offers theoretical insights into the mechanism through which shared leadership affects project virtual team performance. Our findings also offer important implications for shared leadership practices in future project virtual teams.

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