# How Software Development Group Leaders Influence Team Members Behavior

**Authors:** Fabio Q. B. da Silva, Cleviton V. F. Monteiro, Igor Ebrahim dos Santos, Luiz Fernando Capretz  
**arXiv:** [1711.08524](https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.08524)  
**Date:** 2017-11-22  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/1711.08524v1/

## Key points

- Exploratory and exploitative innovation strategies are important for competitiveness in software development companies.
- Leaders have a significant influence on innovative behavior within teams.
- A leadership style that combines transactional and transformational practices is more likely to produce effective results in supporting innovative behavior.
- Project managers and other group leaders should be stimulated and supported in adopting such practices to create the conditions for innovative behavior to thrive within software development teams.
- Leadership styles should encourage team members to take risks, experiment with new ideas, and collaborate effectively while also maintaining focus on achieving specific goals.
- Creating an environment where risk-taking is encouraged and collaboration is valued can foster an atmosphere conducive to creative problem solving and successful implementation of new ideas.

## Summary

The article "How Software Development Group Leaders Influence Team Members Behavior" by Fabio Q. B. da Silva, Cleviton V. F. Monteiro, Igor Ebrahim dos Santos, and Luiz Fernando Capretz explores the importance of both exploratory and exploitative innovation strategies for competitiveness in software development companies. The authors reinforce existing evidence from various business sectors that innovative behavior is essential to success in both types of innovation strategies and that leaders have a significant influence on this behavior. They suggest that adopting a leadership style that combines transactional and transformational practices is more likely to produce effective results in supporting innovative behavior. Specifically, project managers and other group leaders should be stimulated and supported in adopting such practices to create the conditions for innovative behavior to thrive within software development teams. The study emphasizes the need for leadership styles that encourage team members to take risks, experiment with new ideas, and collaborate effectively while also maintaining focus on achieving specific goals. Overall, this research highlights the critical role of leadership in fostering a culture of innovation within software development organizations and provides practical recommendations for how leaders can support their teams' innovative efforts. It suggests that by creating an environment where risk-taking is encouraged and collaboration is valued, project managers can foster an atmosphere conducive to creative problem solving and successful implementation of new ideas.