Abstract
This study examined how perfectionism asymmetry, such as adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism, directly and indirectly influences task and relationship conflicts and emotional exhaustion. From a multilevel perspective, we further investigated how leader’s conflict interventions moderate the relationship between task and relationship conflict and emotional exhaustion. Data was collected from 495 employees comprising 128 R&D project teams. Results showed that adaptive perfectionism asymmetry is negatively related to task conflict and maladaptive perfectionism asymmetry is positively related to task and relationship conflict. In addition to examining moderation effects, we further conducted Post hoc analysis to understand how leader’s mediational and autocratic conflict interventions can enhance or constrain the indirect effects of perfectionism asymmetry on individuals’ emotional exhaustion.