Purpose

This paper aims to report the development of the multiparty collaborative leadership scale (MCLS) that assesses four dimensions of collaborative leadership that have been defined in the literature regarding the functions of collaborative leadership in intra- and interorganizational settings.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors have tested the validity and reliability of the MCLS in a sample of 110 managers and professionals who participated in five multiparty collaboration workshops, each lasting for two days. The authors used multilevel analyses to test the construct, discriminant and predictive validity of the MCLS.

Findings

The results generally supported the reliability and validity of the MCLS. The scale has good internal consistency and in terms of validation, the authors show that MCLS negatively predicts the conflictuality and positively predicts the collaborativeness of the leading party as well as trust in the multiparty system and its entitativity.

Research limitations/implications

The MCLS can be used to extend literature on collaborative leadership and generate insights on the antecedents and consequences of effective collaborative leadership in multiparty systems.

Social implications

Multiparty systems are set to deal with important societal challenges and mediators involved in multiparty issues are asked to settle important international disputes and conflicts. Understanding collaborative leadership in such systems and its role in establishing effective multiparty collaboration is key. The MCLS can be used as a research instrument and as a development tool toward realizing much-needed collaboration.

Originality/value

The authors present a first attempt to develop a short scale to assess collaborative leadership in complex systems in which participating stakeholders lack position power.

中文翻译：

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无职位权力的领导：多方协作领导量表（MCLS）的初步验证

目的

本文旨在报告多方协作领导量表（MCLS）的发展，该量表评估协作领导的四个维度，这些维度已在文献中定义，涉及组织内和组织间环境中协作领导的功能。

设计/方法论/途径

作者以 110 名经理和专业人士为样本，测试了 MCLS 的有效性和可靠性，这些参与者参加了 5 个多方协作研讨会，每个研讨会持续两天。作者使用多水平分析来测试 MCLS 的构造、判别和预测有效性。

发现

结果总体上支持 MCLS 的可靠性和有效性。该量表具有良好的内部一致性，在验证方面，作者表明MCLS负向预测冲突性，正向预测领导党的协作性以及对多党制及其实体性的信任。

研究局限性/影响

MCLS 可用于扩展有关协作领导的文献，并生成有关多方系统中有效协作领导的前因和后果的见解。

社会影响

多党制旨在应对重要的社会挑战，参与多党问题的调解员被要求解决重要的国际争端和冲突。了解此类系统中的协作领导及其在建立有效的多方协作中的作用是关键。 MCLS 可用作研究工具和开发工具，以实现急需的协作。

原创性/价值

作者首次尝试开发一个简短的量表来评估参与利益相关者缺乏职位权力的复杂系统中的协作领导力。