Emotions at Workplace Flashcards
Myth of Rationality
ìEmotions were seen as irrational
ìManagers worked to make emotion-free environments
What do theorists not agree on?
Theorists do not agree over whether you can choose the emotions you feel.
You can, however, control the ways in which you express your emotions.
What are emotional expressions governed by?
display rules
What do emotion display rules dictate?
Emotion display rules dictate which emotions should and should not be expressed under which conditions.
Display rules are influenced by …
ìrelational expectations (status and familiarity)
ìoccupational expectations, and
ìcultural expectations
Display Rules at Work
Descibe anger
ìAnger can be expressed with coworkers, can be slightly leaked to supervisors, but must be almost completely suppressed with customers.
Display Rules at Work
When is expression of anger more accepting?
ìCultures with low power distance are more accepting of the expression of anger towards managers.
Display Rules at Work
Display rules with customers are?
ìDisplay rules with customers are fairly consistent across culture, with two exceptions.
ìFrench respondents are more accepting of anger expression with customers, while American respondents report the highest expectations for expressing happiness to customers.
emotional labour
Emotional Labour-An employee’s expression of organisationally desired emotions during interpersonal transactions at work. (e.g. smiling at customers)
emotional dissonance
ìEmployees have to project one emotion while simultaneously feeling another
ìCan be very damaging if not properly managed, and can lead to burnout
Types of emotions
ìFelt: the individual’s actual emotions
ì
ìDisplayed: required or appropriate emotions
- ìSurface Acting: Hiding one’s inner feelings and forgoing emotional expressions in response to display rules.
- ìDeep Acting: Trying to modify one’s true inner feelings based on display rules.
Emotion regulation
ìidentify and modify the emotions you feel.
ìStrategies to change your emotions include thinking about more pleasant things, suppressing negative thoughts, distracting yourself, reappraising the situation, or engaging in relaxation techniques.
Emotional Intelligence is a person’s ability to
ìBe self-aware
- ìRecognizing own emotions when experienced
ìDetect emotions in others
ìManage emotional cues and information
ìCase for EI:
ìIntuitive appeal;
ìPredicts criteria that matter;
ìIs biologically-based.
ìCase against EI:
ìToo vague a concept;
ìCan’t be measured;
ìIts personality by a different name.
Emotional contagion
emotions passing from one person to another.
Another form of emotional contagion deals with persuasions utilizing emotional appeals
Intra-individual process:
ì: How we feel can inform our decisions.
ìIntuition or the “gut feeling”
ìSometimes emotions effect our judgments and actions without our conscious awareness.
Inter-individual process
ìFeelings of others carry vital information about the message communicated.