Emotions in workplace: An organizational context
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Author:
Basil John Thomas, Sur University College, Oman
Abstract:
In manufacturing- and service-oriented workplaces, the employee job performance is highly dependent on individual differences in emotional regulation to cope with overwhelming emotional demands. It is added that emotional regulation varies from person to person. Some employees can be more aggressive in terms of both individual characteristics and work-related factors, while others can be pacific. In this regard, the gratitude is considered a significant factor to regulate emotional acts. Moreover, it can buffer the cognitive change on emotional exhaustion, while at the same time it can strengthen the relationship-building within the organization. Drawing from the relationships discussed above, the current research builds a framework of positive employee behavior in an organizational context by identifying its determinants. Henceforth, the study considers employees own personalities within the Big Five Traits, job characteristics, and evaluative judgement, which is considered a determinant of employee mood drawing from the alignment between job feature and self-personality, as well as the interaction among organizational members. Additionally, workaholism is considered as a moderator to assess whether the allocation of exceptional time to work strengthens and weakens the relationship between the determinants of employee job behavior. Finally, gratitude is defined as the second moderator to assess how it reduces the negative emotional consequences notwithstanding the employees’ personal and job characteristics. The findings of the study could guide management of organizations to enhance employees’ well-being, while at the same time to promote healthy employee-to-organization relationship through the identification and cultivation of the elements that strengthen cognitive, emotional and social resources.
Contact:
Basil John Thomas, drbasiljt@gmail.com