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Tasselli, Stefano and Sancino, Alessandro
(2022).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12884
Abstract
What do leaders do when they interact with followers and stakeholders in a time of crisis? What networking behaviours do leaders manifest in such a context of emergency? We answer these questions through qualitative research and cluster analysis conducted on a sample of leaders involved in community management in the most affected region in northern Italy during the three key phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings span a period of 18-months and show that leaders display a behavioural repertoire that includes six networking actions. Grouped together, these actions identify three clusters of leaders: Churners, who engage mainly in network generation and network termination; Divergent leaders, who manifest high levels of network conflict and re-construal; and Sense-makers, who are high in network deepening and teleology. Our research contributes to unveil the idiographic micro-foundations of networking behaviour during organizational jolts.
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- Item ORO ID
- 87074
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- Journal Item
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- 0022-2380
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- networking; social networks; microfoundations; leadership; behaviours; nomothetic; idiographic; organizational crisis; COVID-19; qualitative research; cluster analysis
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Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business > Department for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise
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