Your Presence Is Requested: Mindfulness Infusion in Workplace Interactions and Relationships

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Reina, Christopher S.; Kreiner, Glen E.; Rheinhardt, Alexandra; Mihelcic, Christine A.
• 署名单位: Virginia Commonwealth University; Utah System of Higher Education; University of Utah; University of Connecticut; University of Richmond
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2022.1596
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 722-753
• 关键词: mindfulness; POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS; interpersonal processes; workplace interactions; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

摘要

In an increasingly fast-paced work environment filled with distractions, an over-abundance of information, and complex decision making, scholars and practitioners alike have begun to recognize the need to slow down and direct attention to the present moment. As such, the study and implementation of mindfulness in the workplace has received growing attention in recent years. This body of work, however, is preoccupied with the outcomes of individual- and collective-level mindfulness, largely ignoring mindfulness as brought into workplace interactions and relationships. In this study, we take a qualitative, grounded theory approach wherein we put forth and unpack a model of interpersonal mindfulness infusion: the process whereby individuals instill their mindfulness into their workplace interactions and relationships. We further distinguish between formal and informal and self- and other-focused mindfulness practices. We show how these practices underlie the mindfulness infusion process and can enhance workplace interactions and relationships. In doing so, we contribute to the organizational literature on mindfulness and positive relationships at work.