Nandani Agarwal

The contemporary perspective of team processes argues for a central focus on team temporal dynamics unfolding in a proximal task and social context as teams work toward task accomplishment (e.g., Cronin et al., 2011, Ilgen et al., 2005, Kozlowski et al., 2013). Specific behaviors such as coming up with new ideas are embedded not only within the... See more

According to social information processing theory, leaders represent primary sources of social information, enabling teams to interpret their working environment (Copeland, 1994; Salancik & Pfeffer, 1978).

As team-based structures become increasingly common in modern organizations (Schwartz et al., 2019), and along with their unique characteristics involving knowledge-intensive tasks and interdependent activities that require collective interpretation, problem-solving and continuous adaptation (Schippers et al., 2017; West, 2000), leader indirect... See more

are likely to motivate their teams to invest effort to seek additional information and peripheral cues to interpret the situation. Accordingly, these teams would engage in active information exchange, including sharing opinions and expertise, participating in critical discussions, and questioning and evaluating available information, all of which... See more

In an interview, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, identified communication as the most essential skill a leader can possess (Gallo, 2015).

. The interaction processes of productive teams are characterized by behaviors such as generating ideas and solutions, managing the discussion process, and planning specific actions to be carried out

whether leader communicative behaviors can help diminish counterproductive behaviors among team members.

motivated information processing in groups model (MIP-G) (De Dreu et al., 2008)

social information processing theory (Salancik & Pfeffer, 1978)