Topic > Workplace Attitudes and Work Behaviors - 2328

This study aims to increase understanding of the factors that influence employee reactions in the workplace. The relationship between employee conflict, perceptions of organizational policies, workplace role conflict or ambiguity, and many other work outcomes was explored by studying 11 research articles to investigate the individual and organizational effects of workplace attitudes and behaviors . Employees must work together toward common goals for an organization to function well, but there are many obstacles that hinder the process. The results demonstrated a clear relationship between stressors and behaviors. Workplace Attitudes and Work Behaviors Workplace attitudes and job performance are two research areas that are often studied in organizational research. However, questions remain about the relationship between the two and the factors that influence them. What are the most crucial elements that influence employee attitudes, and how does this impact work behaviors in general? As stress levels increase in the workplace, identifying influencing factors is increasingly important for the health and well-being of both the employee and the organization. Early studies found a weak link between job satisfaction and job performance, and subsequent research has been inconclusive in finding a correlation (Harrison, Newman, & Roth, 2006). Subsequent research has attempted to identify the relationships between the two, whether happier employees are more productive employees, and how factors such as role conflict, role ambiguity, and internal political activity influence employee performance. This research is critical for organizations struggling to find and retain the best employees who won't just do the......half the work......n: A multi-sample longitudinal study. Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, 76(4), 427-450. Jaramillo, F., Mulki, J., & Boles, J. S. (2011). Workplace stressors, work attitudes and work behaviors: is interpersonal conflict the missing link?. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 31(3), 339-356.King, E. B., Hebl, M. R., & Beal, D. J. (2009). Conflict and cooperation in different work groups. Journal of Social Issues, 65(2), 261-285. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01600.xRizzo, J. R., House, R. J., & Lirtzman, S. I. (1970). Role conflict and ambiguity in complex organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly, 15(2), 150-163. Taris, T. W., & Schreurs, P. G. (2009). Organizational well-being and performance: An organizational-level test of the happy-productive worker hypothesis. Work and Stress, 23(2), 120-136. doi:10.1080/02678370903072555