AUTHOR=Du Juan , Lin Xinyue , Cai Yahua , Sun Fufu , Amankwah-Amoah Joseph 

TITLE=When Teamwork Works: Examining the Relationship Between Leader-Member Exchange Differentiation and Team Creativity

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646514

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646514

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Drawing on team creativity literature and social comparison theory, we investigate how leader-member exchange (LMX) differentiation influences team creativity. Using a survey based on 91 R&D teams from Chinese companies, we observe that LMX differentiation is negatively related to team creativity. More importantly, we demonstrate that team behavioral integration mediates the relationship between LMX differentiation and team creativity, and team emotional intelligence moderates the relationship between LMX differentiation and team behavioral integration. These results provide relevant suggests for organizational team building, management and development.