Distributed ISD team leadership and the paradox of cohesion and conflict

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorO'Raghallaigh, Paidi
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Ciara
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Frédéric
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T10:05:25Z
dc.date.available2019-01-15T10:05:25Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-08
dc.date.updated2019-01-15T09:58:57Z
dc.description.abstractDistributed ISD projects are often typified by deep-seated differences between team members from diverse organizational and professional backgrounds. Consequently, literature suggests that cohesion is crucial for aligning the efforts of a distributed ISD team; however, a competing body of literature also asserts that conflict is essential for capitalizing on diverse knowledge flows. Team leaders can therefore face a conundrum around how to balance the paradoxical need for both cohesion and conflict. In this paper, we develop a theoretical framework to analyze case study findings from the ‘CDSS project’, a distributed ISD project undertaken in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). We find evidence that distributed ISD leaders must adopt a ‘paradox mindset’, one which embraces both cohesion and conflict. Based on these findings, we also put forward the concept of ‘leadership intelligence’ which describes the simultaneous enactment of a diverse set of leadership styles for balancing constructive cohesion and conflict.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMcCarthy, S., O'Raghallaigh, P., Fitzgerald, C. and Adam, F. (2019) 'Distributed ISD Team Leadership and the Paradox of Cohesion and Conflict', Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii, United States, 08-11 January, pp. 590-599. isbn: 978-0-9981331-2-6en
dc.identifier.endpage599en
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-2-6
dc.identifier.journaltitleProceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciencesen
dc.identifier.startpage590en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7295
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoaen
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rights© 2019, the Authors. This paper is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 licenseen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectInformation System Development (ISD)en
dc.subjectEmerging issues in distributed group decision-making: opportunities and challengesen
dc.subjectCollaboration systems and technologiesen
dc.subjectInformation Systems Developmenten
dc.subjectLeadershipen
dc.subjectTeam Cohesionen
dc.subjectTeam Conflicten
dc.subjectSubgroupsen
dc.subjectIntensive care unit (ICU)en
dc.titleDistributed ISD team leadership and the paradox of cohesion and conflicten
dc.typeConference itemen
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