The Impact of Leadership on Work Teams Learning Behaviors
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https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e39509.ptKeywords:
Teams, Team learning, LeadershipAbstract
Teams have been consolidated as strategic units in organizations, as well as their learning behaviors as one of the most effective group processes for results achievement; and the leader has exercised a fundamental role. The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive role of transactional and transformational leadership styles on the team learning behaviors. The testing was conducted with 79 teams, mean of 10 people per team, members of six companies, which responded to instruments about leadership styles and learning behaviors in a face-to-face collection. The results, meso level, revealed that leadership explains 18,4% of learning behaviors. It is understandable, then, the importance of the leader for creating adequate environment for sharing and learning of the teams.References
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