William J. Becker
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View article: How past trauma impacts emotional intelligence: Examining the connection
How past trauma impacts emotional intelligence: Examining the connection Open
Backed by both research and practice, the organizational psychology field has come to value emotional intelligence (EI) as being vital for leader and employee effectiveness. While this field values EI, it has paid little attention to the a…
View article: Surviving remotely: How job control and loneliness during a forced shift to remote work impacted employee work behaviors and well‐being
Surviving remotely: How job control and loneliness during a forced shift to remote work impacted employee work behaviors and well‐being Open
This paper investigates the impact of job control and work‐related loneliness on employee work behaviors and well‐being during the massive and abrupt move to remote work amid the COVID‐19 pandemic. We draw on job‐demands control and social…
View article: Killing Me Softly: Organizational E-mail Monitoring Expectations’ Impact on Employee and Significant Other Well-Being
Killing Me Softly: Organizational E-mail Monitoring Expectations’ Impact on Employee and Significant Other Well-Being Open
This paper tests the relationship between organizational expectations to monitor work-related electronic communication during nonwork hours and the health and relationship satisfaction of employees and their significant others. We integrat…
View article: Crying Is in the Eyes of the Beholder: An Attribution Theory Framework of Crying at Work
Crying Is in the Eyes of the Beholder: An Attribution Theory Framework of Crying at Work Open
This article contributes to research on emotion expression, attributions, and discrete work emotions by developing an observer-focused model to explain the outcomes of crying at work. Our model is focused on crying as a form of emotion exp…
View article: The Meaning of My Feelings Depends on Who I Am: Work-Related Identifications Shape Emotion Effects in Organizations
The Meaning of My Feelings Depends on Who I Am: Work-Related Identifications Shape Emotion Effects in Organizations Open
Theory and research on affect in organizations has mostly approached emotions from a valence perspective, suggesting that positive emotions lead to positive outcomes and negative emotions to negative outcomes for organizations. We propose …
View article: Deontic Justice and Organizational Neuroscience
Deontic Justice and Organizational Neuroscience Open
According to deontic justice theory, individuals often feel principled moral obligations to uphold norms of justice. That is, standards of justice can be valued for their own sake, even apart from serving self-interested goals. While a gro…