When and How Leaders Withdraw Team Extra-Role Investment: The Role of Leaders’ Psychological Contract Breach

Hafiz Habib Tayyab, Abdul Karim Khan, Ahmed Ali, Gulfam Murtaza, Basharat Javed, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Department of Management , KFUPM Business School, and IRC for Finance and Digital Economy, King Fahd University of Petroleum , Saudi Arabia, Department of Management Sciences, Al Ghazali University

Group & Organization Management

Published online on March 09, 2026

Abstract

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This study investigates how team behavior shapes leaders’ supportive actions over time. Drawing on social exchange theory, we propose that leaders who initially invest extra-role efforts in their teams develop perceptions of reciprocal obligation on the ...