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Group leader emotional intelligence and group performance: a multilevel perspective

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Drawing from the IPO (Input–Process–Output) model, this study adopted a multilevel framework to investigate the dynamic mediating mechanisms that link group leader emotional intelligence (EI) with group performance. Based on a sample of 64 group leaders and 194 group members, this research applied multilevel structural equation modeling (SEM) and explored two mechanisms, namely group cohesion at the group level and person–group fit at the individual level in the relationship. Results revealed that group leader EI could improve group performance through enhancing group-level cohesion. At the individual level, it showed that group leader EI positively affected P-G fit. The paper utilized and expanded the IPO framework to explain the relationship between group leader EI and group performance from a multilevel perspective. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

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This work was supported by General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 71972065), Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 71802077; 71602163); and Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (Grant No. 2019JJ50059).

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  1. Yucheng Zhang and Long Zhang have contributed to this paper equally.

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  1. School of Economics and Management, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China

    Yucheng Zhang

  2. Business School, Hunan University, Changsha, China

    Long Zhang

  3. AIESEC in Mainland of China, Beijing, China

    Jingtao Zhu

  4. Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Hsing Liu

  5. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Mengxi Yang

  6. Department of Organization and Human Resources, School of Business, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

    Guangjian Liu

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Zhang, Y., Zhang, L., Zhu, J. et al. Group leader emotional intelligence and group performance: a multilevel perspective. Asian Bus Manage 22, 570–592 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-020-00123-1

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