“…Accordingly, it is conceivable that a lack of friendship relationship may color the meaning of the leadership tie by cultivating uncertainty or even doubt regarding the good intention of the leadership influence (Casciaro & Lobo, 2008), which can foster frictions. Such a lack of positive interpretation of dyadic leadership influence may be even more salient in management teams due to the high competition sensitivity among high‐power peers (Galinsky, Magee, Inesi, & Gruenfeld, 2006; Keltner, Van Kleef, Chen, & Kraus, 2008; Spataro, Pettit, Sauer, & Lount, 2014). As a result, when there are many singular leadership ties within a management team, members are less likely to develop a cohesive climate.…”