Paternalistic Leadership and Intrateam Conflict in a Chinese University: The Moderation Effect of Moral Leadership (Poster 31)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Sixteen
  In Poster Session: The Teacher-Principal Relationship in the Context of Improving Schools

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between paternalistic leadership and intra-team conflict and the moderation effect of moral leadership within a University Crisis Management Team (CMT). Examining 312 pairs of leaders and their subordinates from the CMT in a public university in China, our findings indicated that the CMT members showed a lower level of authoritarian leadership but a higher level of benevolent leadership and moral leadership during COVID19. Benevolent and moral leadership were positively associated with cognitive conflict (β1=0.371,p<0.01; β2=0.149,p<0.05); meanwhile, authoritarian leadership was positively related to affective conflict (β=0.171,p<0.01). In addition, moral leadership significantly moderated the relationship between authoritarian leadership and affective conflict. Specifically, higher levels of moral leadership mitigated the positive relationship between authoritarian leadership and affective conflict.

Authors

• Min Xiao, University of Malaya
  Presenting Author

• Keqiao Liu, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
  Non-Presenting Author

• Weiwei Ma, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
  Non-Presenting Author