2020
DOI: 10.1177/0894486520968826
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What Makes Nonfamily Employees Act as Good Stewards? Emotions and the Moderating Roles of Stewardship Culture and Gender Roles in Family Firms

Abstract: Based on stewardship theory and social role theory, we examine the bounded nature of nonfamily employees’ individual stewardship behaviors (i.e., organizational citizenship behavior, OCB) in family firms. We expect stewardship culture to make male (female) employees’ OCB more (less) affect-driven. In Study 1, we used data from family and nonfamily firms’ employees to establish the unique manifestation of stewardship in family firms. Study 2 was a diary study of nonfamily employees. As expected, for women, we f… Show more

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“…In other words, due to the more intense emotions experienced in family firms, employees in these firms may experience either strong positive or strong negative emotions. Further, Bormann et al (2020) find that non-family employee positive affect is positively correlated with affective commitment and prosocial organizational citizenship behavior, whereas negative affect is negatively correlated with affective commitment and prosocial organizational citizenship behavior, and that this does not vary by family vs. non-family firm status. Bormann et al's (2020) study is consistent with the literature on leadership and emotions.…”
Section: Emotions In Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 77%
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“…In other words, due to the more intense emotions experienced in family firms, employees in these firms may experience either strong positive or strong negative emotions. Further, Bormann et al (2020) find that non-family employee positive affect is positively correlated with affective commitment and prosocial organizational citizenship behavior, whereas negative affect is negatively correlated with affective commitment and prosocial organizational citizenship behavior, and that this does not vary by family vs. non-family firm status. Bormann et al's (2020) study is consistent with the literature on leadership and emotions.…”
Section: Emotions In Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…Further, Bormann et al (2020) find that non-family employee positive affect is positively correlated with affective commitment and prosocial organizational citizenship behavior, whereas negative affect is negatively correlated with affective commitment and prosocial organizational citizenship behavior, and that this does not vary by family vs. non-family firm status. Bormann et al's (2020) study is consistent with the literature on leadership and emotions. The workplace can be filled with problems and frustrating events that lead to negative emotions, and effective leaders help their followers transform these negative feelings into positive feelings of confidence and optimism (Humphrey, 2002).…”
Section: Emotions In Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 77%
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