Shady characters: the implications of illicit organizational roles for resilient team performance
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Author(s)
Stuart, HC
Moore, C
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this paper we theorize about illicit roles and explore their effects on resilient team performance. We define an illicit role as one whose occupants specialize in activity forbidden by the law, regulatory bodies, or professional societies, in the belief that doing so provides a competitive advantage. Using longitudinal data on professional hockey teams, we examine the enforcer—a player who specializes in the prohibited activity of fighting. We find that team performance is more disrupted by the injury of an enforcer than by the injury of occupants of other formal roles on the team. In addition, team performance recovers more slowly after this setback to the extent the team tries to replace an enforcer, and the performance disruptions associated with his exit are magnified as a function of his experience with his team. We use these findings to develop new theory about organizational roles that operate outside official channels and formal structures. We suggest that such role occupants are more difficult to replace than their formal counterparts, in part because to enact these roles effectively requires experience in the local social context.
Date Issued
2017-10-01
Date Acceptance
2016-09-01
ISSN
0001-4273
Publisher
Academy of Management
Start Page
1963
End Page
1985
Journal / Book Title
Academy of Management Journal
Volume
60
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Academy of Management Journal
Identifier
https://journals.aom.org/doi/full/10.5465/amj.2014.0512
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Subjects
Social Sciences
Business
Management
Business & Economics
STRATEGIC CORE
FAMILIARITY
COORDINATION
TASK
EXPERIENCE
WORK
COSMOPOLITANS
ADAPTATION
SUCCESSION
LEADERSHIP
Social Sciences
Business
Management
Business & Economics
STRATEGIC CORE
FAMILIARITY
COORDINATION
TASK
EXPERIENCE
WORK
COSMOPOLITANS
ADAPTATION
SUCCESSION
LEADERSHIP
1503 Business and Management
1505 Marketing
Business & Management
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-09-06