DO THE INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION AND CONTINGENT REWARD BEHAVIORS MODERATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF TEAM ACCEPTANCE OF INTRAGROUP CONFLICT AND TEAM COHESION?

David Notgrass
Patty Notgrass
Christi Foster
Tarleton State University

ABSTRACT

This study examined the moderating effects of the levels of the team leader’s use of
intellectual stimulation and contingent reward behaviors on the relationship between the team’s
level of acceptance of team intragroup conflict and the team’s level of cohesion. Using data from
small, fast-forming, short-duration team contexts, the results of this study revealed that the level of
the team leaders’ use of both intellectual stimulation and contingent reward behaviors moderated
the relationship between the level of acceptance of intragroup conflict and the level of team
cohesion.

Keywords: Leadership, intragroup conflict, team cohesion, intellectual stimulation, contingent reward