Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior
In addition to risk-taking behavior, we propose that psychological safety also promotes prosocial behavior through cooperative goal interdependence. To differentiate these two types of effects, we contrasted the moderating effects of two interpersonal harmony motives. A survey in China supported the...
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| author | Leung, Kwok Deng, Hong Wang, Jie Zhou, Fan |
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| description | In addition to risk-taking behavior, we propose that psychological safety also promotes prosocial behavior through cooperative goal interdependence. To differentiate these two types of effects, we contrasted the moderating effects of two interpersonal harmony motives. A survey in China supported the indirect effect of psychological safety on helping behavior through cooperative goal interdependence. This mediated relationship was moderated by harmony enhancement such that the mediated effect of psychological safety was weaker when harmony enhancement was high. Psychological safety was positively related to innovative behavior, and this relationship was moderated by disintegration avoidance such that it was weaker when disintegration avoidance was high. These results shed light on the different effects of psychological safety and their underlying mechanisms. |
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| spelling | nottingham-521232020-05-04T16:59:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52123/ Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior Leung, Kwok Deng, Hong Wang, Jie Zhou, Fan In addition to risk-taking behavior, we propose that psychological safety also promotes prosocial behavior through cooperative goal interdependence. To differentiate these two types of effects, we contrasted the moderating effects of two interpersonal harmony motives. A survey in China supported the indirect effect of psychological safety on helping behavior through cooperative goal interdependence. This mediated relationship was moderated by harmony enhancement such that the mediated effect of psychological safety was weaker when harmony enhancement was high. Psychological safety was positively related to innovative behavior, and this relationship was moderated by disintegration avoidance such that it was weaker when disintegration avoidance was high. These results shed light on the different effects of psychological safety and their underlying mechanisms. Sage 2015-02-01 Article PeerReviewed Leung, Kwok, Deng, Hong, Wang, Jie and Zhou, Fan (2015) Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior. Group & Organization Management, 40 (1). pp. 88-115. ISSN 1059-6011 psychological safety cooperative goal interdependence harmony enhancement; disintegration avoidance; helping behavior; innovative behavior http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1059601114564012 doi:10.1177/1059601114564012 doi:10.1177/1059601114564012 |
| spellingShingle | psychological safety cooperative goal interdependence harmony enhancement; disintegration avoidance; helping behavior; innovative behavior Leung, Kwok Deng, Hong Wang, Jie Zhou, Fan Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior |
| title | Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior |
| title_full | Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior |
| title_fullStr | Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior |
| title_short | Beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior |
| title_sort | beyond risk-taking: effects of psychological safety on cooperative goal interdependence and prosocial behavior |
| topic | psychological safety cooperative goal interdependence harmony enhancement; disintegration avoidance; helping behavior; innovative behavior |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52123/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52123/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52123/ |