Reich, Tara C., Hershcovis, M. Sandy, Lyubykh, Zhanna, Niven, Karen, Parker, Sharon K. and Stride, Chris B. (2021) Observer reactions to workplace mistreatment: it’s a matter of perspective. Journal of occupational health psychology, 26 (5). 374 - 392. ISSN 1076-8998
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Workplace mistreatment regularly occurs in the presence of others (i.e., observers). The reactions of observers toward those involved in the mistreatment episode have wide-reaching implications. In the current set of studies, we draw on theories of perspective-taking to consider how this form of interpersonal sensemaking influences observer reactions toward those involved in a witnessed incident of workplace mistreatment. We find that observers’ blame attributions and empathic concern for the individual whose perspective is taken explain the positive effects of perspective-taking on observer attitudes toward and performance evaluations of both the target and instigator of a witnessed incident of mistreatment. We also find that the effect of perspective-taking on observer reactions is stronger when the witnessed mistreatment is more severe. Finally, we find that although observer perspective-taking in the context of mistreatment can be encouraged, the effect seems to benefit instigators’ performance evaluations rather than targets’. Implications for targets, instigators, and organizations are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ocp |
| Additional Information: | © 2021 American Psychological Association |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2022 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2024 20:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114333 |
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