Journal article
Incivility and Creativity in Teams: Examining the Role of Perpetrator Gender
Journal of applied psychology, Vol.106(4), pp.560-581
04/01/2021
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000757
PMID: 32551738
Abstract
We conduct 3 experiments to examine how the effects of incivility on team creativity through team positive affect differ depending on the gender of the incivil team member. We argue that the incivil behavior of 1 team member decreases team positive affect, thereby decreasing team creativity. We then propose that the gender of the incivil team member plays a significant role in team member reactions. We draw on role congruity theory, which posits that individuals respond positively toward those whom they perceive as adhering to societal norms, and negatively to those who do not. Accordingly, we found that team positive affect decreased significantly when a woman behaved incivilly compared with when a man behaved incivilly due to the agentic and aggressive nature of the behavior. Lower team positive affect then decreased team creativity. Interestingly, team positive affect was not affected when a man behaved incivilly. We consider the implications of our work across several different literatures and discuss interesting directions for future research.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Incivility and Creativity in Teams: Examining the Role of Perpetrator Gender
- Creators
- Daphna Motro - Hofstra UniversityTrevor M. Spoelma - University of New MexicoAleksander P. J. Ellis - University of Arizona
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied psychology, Vol.106(4), pp.560-581
- DOI
- 10.1037/apl0000757
- PMID
- 32551738
- NLM abbreviation
- J Appl Psychol
- ISSN
- 0021-9010
- eISSN
- 1939-1854
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Number of pages
- 22
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984936821002771
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