Carrot or stick? The impact of paternalistic leadership on the behavioral integration of top management teams in megaprojects

Purpose Following the call to explore what leadership theory could be applicable in temporary organizations, the purpose of this study was to develop an integrative model linking the effects of paternalistic leadership styles (i.e. authoritarian, benevolent and moral) on the behavioral integration (BI) of top management teams (TMTs) in megaproject settings. Design/methodology/approach The performance of the research model was tested based on...