When timeliness matters: The effect of status on reactions to perceived time delay within distributed collaboration

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Sheldon, Oliver J.; Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.; Proell, Chad A.
• 署名单位: Cornell University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.6.1385
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 1385-1395
• 关键词: status; delay; knowledge valuation; EXPECTANCY VIOLATION; Distributed work

摘要

This research examines the interactive effects of status and perceived time delay on acceptance of partner knowledge contributions within a distributive collaboration work environment. Results across 2 studies suggest that within distributed collaboration, time delays attributed to low-status partners had a significantly more harmful effect on influence acceptance than time delay attributed to high-status partners. This was so, despite the fact that partners' actual behavior was held constant across experimental conditions. In addition, results indicate that judgments of partner competence significantly mediated the interactive effects of perceived time delay and partner status on acceptance of partner influence.