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Self-managing organizations: Exploring the limits of less-hierarchical organizing
Publication date: 2017Source: Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 37Author(s): Michael Y. Lee, Amy C. EdmondsonAbstractFascination with organizations that eschew the conventional managerial hierarchy and instead radically decentralize authority has been longstanding, albeit at the margins of scholarly and practitioner attention. Recently, however, organizational experiments in radical decentralization have gained mainstream consideration, giving rise to a need for new theory and new research. This paper reviews the literature on less-hierarchical organizing and identifies three categories of research: post-bureaucr...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Work and the good life: How work contributes to meaning in life
Publication date: 2017Source: Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 37Author(s): Sarah J. Ward, Laura A. KingAbstractMany people expect their work to provide meaning to their lives, yet the specific organizational factors that can promote meaning in life are not clearly delineated. Drawing on the basic science of meaning in life, in this paper we propose that work entails a host of experiences that foster meaning in life. We begin by defining meaning in life, noting its placement within the broader well-being literature and dispelling common myths about its rarity in people’s lives. After highlighting the myriad be...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Workplace trust as a mechanism of employee (dis)advantage: The case of employee socioeconomic status
We present a model, and data, suggesting that lower-SES employees will be both more distrusted as well as more distrustful relative to their higher-SES colleagues. This, in turn, locks them out of potentially advantageous social and economic exchanges. Our theory adds precision in detecting when and why lower-SES employees face barriers to success in organizations, as well as provides a blueprint for studying the impact of trust on socially disadvantaged groups in organizations. (Source: Research in Organizational Behavior)
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The dysfunctions of power in teams: A review and emergent conflict perspective
Publication date: 2017Source: Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 37Author(s): Lindred L. Greer, Lisanne Van Bunderen, Siyu YuAbstractWe review the new and growing body of work on power in teams and use this review to develop an emergent theory of how power impacts team outcomes. Our paper offers three primary contributions. First, our review highlights potentially incorrect assumptions that have arisen around the topic of power in teams and documents the areas and findings that appear most robust in explaining the effects of power on teams. Second, we contrast the findings of this review with what is known about t...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Saul Alinsky primer for the 21st century: The roles of cultural competence and cultural brokerage in fostering mobilization in support of change
Publication date: 2017Source: Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 37Author(s): Simona Giorgi, Jean M. Bartunek, Brayden G. KingAbstractHow can a proponent of change mobilize groups and organizations in support of a common project? Building on an extensive review of social movement theorizing and action, we argue that shared interests, network connections, the availability of resources, and the emergence of political, market and corporate opportunities (the standard topics discussed in extant literature) may be necessary, but are often insufficient for spurring mobilization. Conversely, cultural factors such as fram...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Where did “Tex-Mex” come from? The divisive emergence of a social category
Publication date: 2017Source: Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 37Author(s): Dennis Ray Wheaton, Glenn R. CarrollAbstractResearch on social categories has become one of the more active lines of research on organizations. Much of this research presumes the pre-existence of at least the “seed” of the category and then proceeds to study and explain how the category developed and became institutionalized. By contrast, this study joins several recent others in attempting to identify and explain why a previously non-existent social category emerged in the first place. Empirically, we examine the emergence of the Te...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive
Publication date: 2017Source: Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 37Author(s): Matthew Fox, Kimberly Wade-BenzoniAbstractAs evidence has accumulated that entrepreneurs may pay a financial penalty for their career choice, researchers have struggled to explain the motivation that might lead individuals to pursue the creation of new firms, technologies, and opportunities. We introduce the desire to leave a legacy as both a common source of motivation for many entrepreneurs, and a source of variation, as entrepreneurs who wish to leave a legacy must decide what they would like to leave behind, and whom they wish to ben...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Innovation with field experiments: Studying organizational behaviors in actual organizations
We present a taxonomy that proposes when to use an audit field experiment (AFE), procedural field experiment (PFE) or innovation field experiment (IFE) in organizational research and argue that field experiments are more feasible than ever before. With advances in technology, behavioral data has become more available and randomized changes are easier to implement, allowing field experiments to more easily create value—and impact—for scholars and organizations alike. (Source: Research in Organizational Behavior)
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - July 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The energizing nature of work engagement: Toward a new need-based theory of work motivation
We present theory suggesting that experiences at work that meet employees’ expectations of need fulfillment drive work engagement. Employees have needs (e.g., a desire to be authentic) and they also have expectations for how their job or their organization will fulfill them. We argue that experiences at work that confirm employees’ need fulfillment expectations yield a positive emotional state that is energizing, and that this energy is manifested in employees’ behaviors at work. Our theorizing draws on a review of the work engagement literature, in which we identify three core characteristics of work engagement: (a)...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - November 22, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Self-managing organizations: Exploring the limits of less-hierarchical organizing
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2017 Source:Research in Organizational Behavior Author(s): Michael Y. Lee, Amy C. Edmondson Fascination with organizations that eschew the conventional managerial hierarchy and instead radically decentralize authority has been longstanding, albeit at the margins of scholarly and practitioner attention. Recently, however, organizational experiments in radical decentralization have gained mainstream consideration, giving rise to a need for new theory and new research. This paper reviews the literature on less-hierarchical organizing and identifies three categories of researc...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - November 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Workplace trust as a mechanism of employee (dis)advantage: The case of employee socioeconomic status
We present a model, and data, suggesting that lower-SES employees will be both more distrusted as well as more distrustful relative to their higher-SES colleagues. This, in turn, locks them out of potentially advantageous social and economic exchanges. Our theory adds precision in detecting when and why lower-SES employees face barriers to success in organizations, as well as provides a blueprint for studying the impact of trust on socially disadvantaged groups in organizations. (Source: Research in Organizational Behavior)
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - November 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Work and the good life: How work contributes to meaning in life
Publication date: Available online 6 November 2017 Source:Research in Organizational Behavior Author(s): Sarah J. Ward, Laura A. King Many people expect their work to provide meaning to their lives, yet the specific organizational factors that can promote meaning in life are not clearly delineated. Drawing on the basic science of meaning in life, in this paper we propose that work entails a host of experiences that foster meaning in life. We begin by defining meaning in life, noting its placement within the broader well-being literature and dispelling common myths about its rarity in people’s lives. After highlightin...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Innovation with field experiments: Studying organizational behaviors in actual organizations
We present a taxonomy that proposes when to use an audit field experiment (AFE), procedural field experiment (PFE) or innovation field experiment (IFE) in organizational research and argue that field experiments are more feasible than ever before. With advances in technology, behavioral data has become more available and randomized changes are easier to implement, allowing field experiments to more easily create value—and impact—for scholars and organizations alike. (Source: Research in Organizational Behavior)
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - November 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The dysfunctions of power in teams: A review and emergent conflict perspective
Publication date: Available online 31 October 2017 Source:Research in Organizational Behavior Author(s): Lindred L. Greer, Lisanne Van Bunderen, Siyu Yu We review the new and growing body of work on power in teams and use this review to develop an emergent theory of how power impacts team outcomes. Our paper offers three primary contributions. First, our review highlights potentially incorrect assumptions that have arisen around the topic of power in teams and documents the areas and findings that appear most robust in explaining the effects of power on teams. Second, we contrast the findings of this review with what ...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - November 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The creation of opportunity is an opportunity to create: Entrepreneurship as an outlet for the legacy motive
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2017 Source:Research in Organizational Behavior Author(s): Matthew Fox, Kimberly Wade-Benzoni As evidence has accumulated that entrepreneurs may pay a financial penalty for their career choice, researchers have struggled to explain the motivation that might lead individuals to pursue the creation of new firms, technologies, and opportunities. We introduce the desire to leave a legacy as both a common source of motivation for many entrepreneurs, and a source of variation, as entrepreneurs who wish to leave a legacy must decide what they would like to leave behind, and whom t...
Source: Research in Organizational Behavior - October 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research