JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Literature Review on Shared Leadership in Teams
Author(s): Jong Gyu Park, Bora Kwon
Citation: Jong Gyu Park, Bora Kwon, (2013) "Literature Review on Shared Leadership in Teams," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 10, Iss. 3, pp. 28 - 36
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Shared leadership has gained considerable popularity over the past few years, but it remains
inconsistently defined and measured. This has been mainly caused by relatively little empirical research.
Future research is needed to compare the effects of shared leadership in various types of teams such as
knowledge-based work team, self-managed work team, and task force team. It is concluded that
organizations can utilize shared leadership to establish strategies to enhance team performance, quality
of products, and positive change which will eventually lead to improved organizational performance.