In this paper we investigate how the public recognition of a job well done (i.e., credit allocation) impacts employee turnover. Based on expectancy violations, psychological contracts, and turnover research, we predicted that subordinates would be more likely to leave an organization if their...

In this paper we report the results of two experimental studies designed to test how increases in objective power might systematically lead to decreases in self-perceptions of power, which in turn can lead to inaction. We draw upon theories of power and choice to examine these effects. We find...

In this paper we examine how the relationship between leaders' credit allocation behavior and subordinates' commitment to their leader is influenced by the fulfillment of subordinates' expectations (i.e., expecting one type of behavior and having that behavior occur). We predicted that...

Today’s organizations have come to view and to use workplace teams as information processors, making the ability to manage knowledge and expertise an essential pre-requisite for effective group decisions. Consequently, an important mandate for leaders of information processing groups is to...

The contribution of unique knowledge of experts within groups is essential for organizational productivity. Our study examined the combined status effects of expert and reward power on expert members' participation, influence and performance within decision-making groups. Previous research on...

Recent research has revealed that the recognition of expertise within groups is essential for group performance. Nevertheless, groups often fail to recognize and capitalize on the expert resources that they contain. In part, such failures may be attributed to the differential manner in which...

Organizations often address agency concerns through reward systems such as goal setting and monetary incentives, and while these are important mechanisms for increasing and aligning employee effort, they can lead to undesirable or unethical behaviors. In this article, we explore the interactive...

Social capital is an asset that has been positively linked to people's positions in social networks (Burt, 1992). Yet, what allows some people to shift into these positions has received far less attention. We sought to fill this hole in the literature by offering socio-cognitive explanations for...

This research examines how a newly assigned team leader's status and leadership behaviors interact to affect subordinate group members' emotional perceptions of the leader, cognitive assessments of leader effectiveness, and behavioral reactions to leader influence. The research also looks at the...

Interdisciplinary teams have the potential for greater creativity in organizations. Interdisciplinary teams draw on a variety of functional expertise and divergent perspectives to facilitate the production of creative ideas. However, interdisciplinary teams do not necessarily produce creative...