A Research on Team Followership Based on Grounded Theory: Definition, Structure and Formation Mechanism

Abstract

Abstract:

The existing researches on followership mainly focus on characteristics of the individual level, but neglect the characteristics of the team level. Based on practical observations and the trend of theoretical development, this paper proposes that the role of work team collective followership is more prominent in the leadership process compared to individual followership. Thus, we put forward a concept of team followership and explore its connotation and structure based on grounded theory methodology. The result shows that team followership includes both dimensions of team task orientation and interpersonal facilitation orientation, of which the former means team followership is an active in-role behaviors within followers and the latter means team followership involves emotional communication with the leader. Then, the classification model on work team collective followership is proposed on basis of the aforesaid discussion. In addition, we also explore the formation mechanism of team followership. The deficiencies of this paper and future research directions of team followership are discussed.

Key words: followership, team followership, grounded theory

Cao Yuankun, Zhang Qian, Zhu Zhenbing, Zhang Long. A Research on Team Followership Based on Grounded Theory: Definition, Structure and Formation Mechanism[J]. , 2019, 31(11): 147-160.

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