Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support Climate
Boundary spanning has been proven to have positive implications for innovation performance; yet, some individuals are less boundary-spanning than others. Drawing on the attachment theory and organizational support theory, this study develops a multi-level theoretical model to investigate how individ...
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Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
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| description | Boundary spanning has been proven to have positive implications for innovation performance; yet, some individuals are less boundary-spanning than others. Drawing on the attachment theory and organizational support theory, this study develops a multi-level theoretical model to investigate how individuals’ attachment insecurity influences boundary-spanning behavior through self-efficacy and the moderating role of organizational support climate. To validate the proposed model, we adopted a survey research, and collected data from NPD project teams in China. The results revealed that both insecure attachment styles were associated with lower levels of individual boundary-spanning behavior, and self-efficacy partially mediated these relationships. Moreover, organizational support climate played a moderating role in the relationship between attachment anxiety and boundary-spanning behavior. With a high level of support climate, the negative impact of attachment anxiety on boundary-spanning behavior was weakened. This elucidates the role of individual affective motivation and team shared perceptions in shaping individual externally focused behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba7c71a4a2364748833985c6ac5d7b472022-12-22T02:51:53ZengColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de MadridJournal of Work and Organizational Psychology1576-59622174-05342022-12-0138321322210.5093/jwop2022a1311320559Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support ClimateFei Li0Xiaoyong Liang1Quanle Liu2Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang , China, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaHebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang , China, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaHebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang , China, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaBoundary spanning has been proven to have positive implications for innovation performance; yet, some individuals are less boundary-spanning than others. Drawing on the attachment theory and organizational support theory, this study develops a multi-level theoretical model to investigate how individuals’ attachment insecurity influences boundary-spanning behavior through self-efficacy and the moderating role of organizational support climate. To validate the proposed model, we adopted a survey research, and collected data from NPD project teams in China. The results revealed that both insecure attachment styles were associated with lower levels of individual boundary-spanning behavior, and self-efficacy partially mediated these relationships. Moreover, organizational support climate played a moderating role in the relationship between attachment anxiety and boundary-spanning behavior. With a high level of support climate, the negative impact of attachment anxiety on boundary-spanning behavior was weakened. This elucidates the role of individual affective motivation and team shared perceptions in shaping individual externally focused behavior. https://journals.copmadrid.org/jwop/art/jwop2022a13 boundary spanningattachment anxietyattachment avoidanceself-efficacyorganizational support climate |
| spellingShingle | Fei Li Xiaoyong Liang Quanle Liu Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support Climate Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology boundary spanning attachment anxiety attachment avoidance self-efficacy organizational support climate |
| title | Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support Climate |
| title_full | Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support Climate |
| title_fullStr | Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support Climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support Climate |
| title_short | Applying Attachment Theory to Explain Boundary-spanning Behavior: The Role of Organizational Support Climate |
| title_sort | applying attachment theory to explain boundary spanning behavior the role of organizational support climate |
| topic | boundary spanning attachment anxiety attachment avoidance self-efficacy organizational support climate |
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