Destructive De-Energizing Relationships: How Thriving Buffers Their Effect on Performance

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Gerbasi, Alexandra; Porath, Christine L.; Parker, Andrew; Spreitzer, Gretchen; Cross, Rob
• 署名单位: Grenoble Ecole Management; Georgetown University; Grenoble Ecole Management; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Virginia
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/apl0000015
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 1423-1433
• 关键词: de-energizing relationships; social networks; performance; thriving

摘要

In this paper, we establish the relationship between de-energizing relationships and individual performance in organizations. To date, the emphasis in social network research has largely been on positive dimensions of relationships despite literature from social psychology revealing the prevalence and detrimental impact of de-energizing relationships. In 2 field studies, we show that de-energizing relationships in organizations are associated with decreased performance. In Study 1, we investigate how de-energizing relationships are related to lower performance using data from 161 people in the information technology (IT) department of an engineering firm. In Study 2, in a sample of 439 management consultants, we consider whether the effects of de-energizing relationships on performance may be moderated by the extent to which an individual has the psychological resource of thriving at work. We find that individuals who are thriving at work are less susceptible to the effects of de-energizing relationships on job performance. We close by discussing implications of this research.