Although mistakes may have considerable potential for learning, previous research has emphasized that organizational members are often defensive when their mistakes are pointed out and will even continue with their present course of action despite growing costs. Recent research has shown that...

The majority of studies on idiosyncratic employment arrangements (“i-deals”) are based on social exchange theory. The authors suggest that self-enhancement theory, in addition to social exchange, can be used to explain the effects of i-deals. Using a multisource sample including 230...

This study investigates how two situational elements influence people's propensity to lie about their own performance. We hypothesized that, a) people are more likely to lie when rewarded for doing so, b) performance pressures at work lead people to lie about their performance, and c) the joint...

The open-minded discussion of opposing views may characterize effective inter-departmental relations. Working in diverse organizations in China, CEOs indicated their participation, people, and productivity values and Vice-Presidents indicated the constructive controversy of their departments and...

The possibility of opportunistic behavior where partners pursue their self-interests with guile threatens relationships, disrupts work accomplishment, and frustrates future collaboration in the supply chain. This study hypothesizes that opportunism is not just the result of people’s pursuit of...

Conflict and trust have typically been considered if not opposites at least incompatible. However, recent studies have suggested that managing conflict cooperatively can strengthen trust. This paper argues that this research helps us understand and appreciate trust’s critical role and how it...

Trusting relationships are increasingly considered vital for making teams productive but within organizations team members confront many obstacles and pressures that can interfere. This study proposes, in contrast to traditional theorizing about Chinese values, that the cooperative management of...

Researchers interested in the positive side of power and managers seeking to develop a competent, committed workforce want to understand the conditions when managers use their power to assist and aid employees. The interdependence in which power occurs in organizations was theorized to impact...

This experiment demonstrated that managers' structuring controversy, especially in a competitive context, encouraged greater exploration of the problem and higher quality decisions than concurrence seeking. However, this competitive approach to controversy disrupted the relationships among the...

This study develops a model in which transformational leadership affects team coordination and performance through the conflict management approaches adopted by team members. Data were collected from three different sources in a lagged design from 108 teams in a large enterprise in China....