Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 36 Issue 2

Workplace ostracism, paranoid employees and service performance: a multilevel investigation

Amer Ali Al-Atwi, Yahua Cai, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah

Drawing on the literature on victim precipitation theory, workplace ostracism (WO) and paranoia, this paper examines the mediating role of WO on the paranoia–service performance…

The (socio) politics of misfit: a moderated-mediation model

Elena Zubielevitch, Helena D. Cooper–Thomas, Gordon W. Cheung

The growing instability of the labor market will almost certainly result in more employees whose values misfit with their organization’s. This paper draws from the…

When midway won't do: the curvilinear relationship between intrinsic motivation and willingness to be flexible

Elizabeth Solberg, Linda Lai, Anders Dysvik

Intrinsic motivation is held as critical for employees' willingness to be flexible (WTBF). Yet empirical research suggests that employees who find work intrinsically satisfying…

Discouraging gender-biased job seekers by adapting job advertisements

Jih-Yu Mao, Xinyan Mu, Xin Liu

Socially responsible organizations strive to foster gender diversity values in the workplace. As women, relative to men, tend to fall victim to gender discrimination more…

Signaling and social influence: the impact of corporate volunteer programs

Yinyin Cao, Frits K. Pil, Benn Lawson

This study aims to provide insight on how work–life initiatives impact employees. Using corporate volunteer programs as an example, the authors examine the role of coworker social…

LMX, organizational justice and performance: curvilinear relationships

Anata-Flavia Ionescu, Dragos Iliescu

Organizational research has long been dominated by the assumption that relationships between variables are linear, which can be overly simplistic or even misleading. This study…