Managing Team Leadership Challenges in Integrated Operations

This chapter gives an empirically based account of leadership of teamwork in Integrated Operations settings, or “IO teamwork” as it is termed here. First, a brief presentation of the characteristics of IO teamwork and its leadership is provided. Then follows an overview of relevant theoretical perspectives to the study of team leadership in IO settings. Next, central challenges regarding leadership of IO teamwork are discussed, and empirical examples of how leaders of IO teams go about managing these challenges are provided. Finally, directions for future research in this area are given.