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This research aims to investigate how abusive supervision affects project team effectiveness through team competency and innovation.

May 31, 2026

Unpacking the dark side of agile leadership: the mediating roles of team competency and team innovation between abusive supervision and project team effectiveness

SASabir AliNational University of Modern Languages UQUsama Waleed Qazi

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This research aims to investigate how abusive supervision affects project team effectiveness through team competency and innovation.
Explored relationships between abusive supervision and team effectiveness
Assessed mediating effects of team competency and innovation
Utilized a randomized trial design
Found that abusive supervision negatively impacts project team effectiveness (p<0.05)
Discovered that both team competency and innovation mediate this relationship
Indicated that improving team competency may mitigate the effects of abusive supervision.

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