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Guilt By Design: Structuring Organizations To Elicit Guilt As An Affective Reaction To Failure, Vanessa K. Bohns, Francis K. Flynn Mar 2016

Guilt By Design: Structuring Organizations To Elicit Guilt As An Affective Reaction To Failure, Vanessa K. Bohns, Francis K. Flynn

Vanessa K. Bohns

In this article, we outline a model of how organizations can effectively shape employees’ affective reactions to failure. We do not suggest that organizations eliminate the experience of negative affect following performance failures—instead, we propose that they encourage a more constructive form of negative affect (guilt) instead of a destructive one (shame). We argue that guilt responses prompt employees to take corrective action in response to mistakes, while shame responses are likely to elicit more detrimental effects of negative affect. Further, we suggest that organizations can play a role in influencing employees’ discrete emotional reactions to the benefit of both …


The Role Of Emotional Labor In Performance Appraisal: Are Supervisors Getting Into The Act?, Samantha A. Ritchie, Allison L. O'Malley Dec 2014

The Role Of Emotional Labor In Performance Appraisal: Are Supervisors Getting Into The Act?, Samantha A. Ritchie, Allison L. O'Malley

Alison L. O'Malley

Researchers have issued a call for research on emotional labor to move beyond service roles to other organizational roles (Ashforth & Humphrey, 1993). The present paper proposes that emotional labor plays a pivotal role during performance feedback exchanges between supervisors and subordinates. We suggest that the emotional labor supervisors engage in while providing performance feedback is a vital mechanism by which leaders impact followers' perceptions of the feedback environment (Steelman, Levy, & Snell, 2004) and, subsequently, important outcomes (e.g., employee satisfaction with the feedback, motivation to use feedback, feedback seeking frequency, and LMX quality).


When Does Adaptive Performance Lead To Higher Task Performance, L. A. Witt Jan 2011

When Does Adaptive Performance Lead To Higher Task Performance, L. A. Witt

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


P = F (Ability X Conscientiousness): Examining The Facets Of Conscientiousness Jan 2010

P = F (Ability X Conscientiousness): Examining The Facets Of Conscientiousness

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


Supervisor Appraisal As The Link Between Family-Work Balance And Contextual Performance Jan 2008

Supervisor Appraisal As The Link Between Family-Work Balance And Contextual Performance

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


Person-Situation Predictors Of Maximum And Typical Performance Jan 2007

Person-Situation Predictors Of Maximum And Typical Performance

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


Interaction Of Social Skill And Organizational Support On Job Performance Jan 2006

Interaction Of Social Skill And Organizational Support On Job Performance

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


When Conscientiousness Isn’T Enough: Emotional Exhaustion And Call Volume Performance Among Call Center Customer Service Representatives Jan 2004

When Conscientiousness Isn’T Enough: Emotional Exhaustion And Call Volume Performance Among Call Center Customer Service Representatives

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Leader-Member Exchange On Communication Type, Frequency, And Performance Ratings Jan 2003

The Impact Of Leader-Member Exchange On Communication Type, Frequency, And Performance Ratings

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


Incremental Validity Of Empirically Keyed Biodata Scales Over Gma And The Five Factor Personality Constructs Jan 2000

Incremental Validity Of Empirically Keyed Biodata Scales Over Gma And The Five Factor Personality Constructs

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


Some Effects Of 8- Vs. 10-Hour Work Schedules On The Test Performance/Alertness Of Air Traffic Control Specialists Jan 1998

Some Effects Of 8- Vs. 10-Hour Work Schedules On The Test Performance/Alertness Of Air Traffic Control Specialists

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.