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When it can be good to feel bad and bad to feel good: exploring asymmetries in workplace emotional outcomes

Lindebaum, Dirk and Jordan, P. J. 2014. When it can be good to feel bad and bad to feel good: exploring asymmetries in workplace emotional outcomes. Human Relations 67 (9) , pp. 1037-1050. 10.1177/0018726714535824

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Abstract

Within the field of Management and Organizational Studies, we have noted a tendency for researchers to explore symmetrical relationships between so-called positive discrete emotions or emotion-infused concepts and positive outcomes, and negative emotions or emotion-infused concepts and negative outcomes, respectively. In this Special Issue, we seek to problematize this assumption (without aiming to entirely discard it) by creating space for researchers to study what we term asymmetrical relationships. In particular, we explore the topic of when it can be good to feel bad and bad to feel good. The articles presented in this forum demonstrate both theoretically and empirically that appreciating these asymmetrical relationships holds considerable promise for enhanced understanding of a range of management and organizational phenomena, ranging from leadership and followership to emotional labor and dirty work. These unique theoretical and empirical insights have important relevance for organizational practice.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Uncontrolled Keywords: affect; effect; context; discrete emotions; problematization; work outcomes
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN: 0018-7267
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 1 April 2016
Date of Acceptance: 10 April 2014
Last Modified: 05 May 2023 08:18
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/88500

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