Journal article
Just Role with It?: The Impact of Transition Space Harassment on Work Role Engagement
The Academy of Management review, Vol.50(2), pp.193-223
04/2025
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2021.0263
Abstract
Although millions of employees traverse public space every day on their way to work, this public transition space has been overlooked in much of the management literature, even as public harassment that occurs in this space has increased in prevalence. We delineate the transition space between non-work and workspaces as a construct, building on theories related to work non-work borders, role transitions, and organizational space to explain how transition space harassment negatively impacts work role engagement, particularly upon initial movement across the work boundary. We then present a series of propositions to address under what circumstances transition space harassment may impede transitions from into one’s work role, and use specific examples and scenarios to illustrate the predictions of our model. Finally, we present ideas for future research examining the transition space and harassment that occurs within that space.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Just Role with It?: The Impact of Transition Space Harassment on Work Role Engagement
- Creators
- Beth A. Livingston - University of IowaSeung Whan Ryu - University of IowaLynn Bowes-Sperry - California State University, East Bay
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Academy of Management review, Vol.50(2), pp.193-223
- DOI
- 10.5465/amr.2021.0263
- ISSN
- 0363-7425
- eISSN
- 1930-3807
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/05/2024
- Date published
- 04/2025
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984544954702771
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