RT journal article
T1 Conflict and performance in research teams: how principal investigator can influence this relationship
A1 Foncubierta Rodríguez, María José
A1 Martín Alcázar, Fernando
A1 Perea Vicente, José Luis
A2 Organización de Empresas
AB The lack of consensus about overcoming the negative impact of conflict on team performance within research teams has become a challenge. Based on the complex context of knowledge-intensive teams, this study examines the effect that a transformational leadership style of the Principal Investigator has on the relationship between team conflict and team performance. We propose an inverted U-shaped relationship between research team conflict and research team performance, and examine the impact that the Principal Investigators' transformational leadership has on this curvilinear relationship. Using survey data from 205 research teams, our results confirm both hypotheses. Actually, those PIs who apply the transformational leadership style will extend the positive conflict area, so, they will be able to manage a higher level of conflict in the research team. Our findings contribute to enhancing the understanding of the impact of conflict and the principal investigator's transformational leadership style on team performance. Both theoretical and practical considerations are discussed.
PB WILEY
SN 0033-6807
YR 2021
FD 2021-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25846
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25846
LA eng
NO The research project described in this paper was developed under the Research Group SEJ-449 funded by the Andalusian Government (Andalusian Plan for R+D+I) and the Research Project ECO2014-56580-R, funded by the Spanish Ministry for Science and Technology (Non-oriented Fundamental Research Projects Subprogram).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026