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When one coworker publicly endorses another s contributions, both parties benefit, April research from the University of Notre Dame revealed, as such a move enhances both individuals status and recognition in the workplace.
Such held true in the study even when someone of lower status in the workplace amplified the ideas of someone considered higher status, including when gender was introduced to the study components. Regardless of gender composition, researchers said, amplifying was consistently the most beneficial behavior for amplifier and the one being endorsed. The very first time we examined amplification, I was observing the amplifier as they amplified other group members, and I was surprised at how much of a leadership role the amplifier took on, simply by boosting other people, Nathan Meikle, postdoctoral research associate in Notre Dame s Mendoza College of Business, said in a statement. Amplifying others requires no new ideas nor complicated decision m
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For much of the nation s food supply, removing unsafe products off of store shelves can take up to 10 months, according to news reports even when people are getting sick.
The growing complexity and scope of modern supply chains result in painfully slow product recalls, even when consumer well-being is at stake. For example, in 2009, salmonella-tainted peanuts killed nine people and sickened more than 700 in 46 states, and the resulting nationwide recall cost peanut farmers, their wholesale customers and retailers more than $1 billion in lost production and sales. Tyson Foods 2019 recall of nearly 12 million pounds of frozen chicken strips also cost the company millions.
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For organizations to reach their potential, they must leverage the expertise of their employees. However, research demonstrates that lower-status employees may not be heard because their voices are more likely to be ignored.
New research from the University of Notre Dame is the first to show that peers can help boost marginalized voices, and at the same time benefit their own status, all while helping their organization realize the potential of its employees diverse perspectives.
Publicly endorsing or amplifying another person s contribution, while giving attribution to that person, enhances the status of both parties, according to Amplifying Voice in Organizations, forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal. Nathan Meikle, postdoctoral research associate in Notre Dame s Mendoza College of Business, and co-lead authors Kristin Bain, Tamar Kreps and Elizabeth Tenney show that ideas that were amplified were rated as higher quality than when those same ideas
Like beauty, fairness is in the eye of the beholder.
In the workplace, whether or not we believe that a supervisor has treated us fairly depends on a number of factors, including motive, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.
Employees evaluate the fairness of an interaction with an authority figure based on what researcher Cindy Muir (Zapata), associate professor of management at Notre Dame s Mendoza College of Business, describes as justice criteria or rules. These include relying on decision-making processes that grant employees voice and are consistent among employees, ethical and free of bias; treating team members with dignity, respect and decency; providing them with truthful explanations; and allocating benefits according to their contributions to the organization.
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