Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open Innovation
The purpose of this study was to examine mechanisms of how compassion experienced by employees affects workplace incivility. Specifically, this study aimed to explore the double mediation effect of positive emotion and leadership on the relationship between compassion and workplace incivility. Empir...
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| description | The purpose of this study was to examine mechanisms of how compassion experienced by employees affects workplace incivility. Specifically, this study aimed to explore the double mediation effect of positive emotion and leadership on the relationship between compassion and workplace incivility. Empirical results using survey data from 304 employees in South Korea confirm that employees who experience compassion at work are less likely to engage in workplace incivility. More importantly, positive emotions and positive leadership sequentially mediate the negative relationship between compassion and workplace incivility. The theoretical and practical implications are of this are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9611b469cf34cffadacec8ab93006aa2023-12-02T15:56:39ZengElsevierJournal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity2199-85312021-03-017959510.3390/joitmc7010095Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open InnovationSung-Hoon Ko0Jongsung Kim1Yongjun Choi2Graduate School of Education, Kyonggi University, Suwon 16227, KoreaCollege of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Kyonggi University, Suwon 16227, KoreaCollege of Business Administration, Hongik University, Seoul 04066, KoreaThe purpose of this study was to examine mechanisms of how compassion experienced by employees affects workplace incivility. Specifically, this study aimed to explore the double mediation effect of positive emotion and leadership on the relationship between compassion and workplace incivility. Empirical results using survey data from 304 employees in South Korea confirm that employees who experience compassion at work are less likely to engage in workplace incivility. More importantly, positive emotions and positive leadership sequentially mediate the negative relationship between compassion and workplace incivility. The theoretical and practical implications are of this are also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/7/1/95compassionworkplace incivilitypositive emotionpositive leadership |
| spellingShingle | Sung-Hoon Ko Jongsung Kim Yongjun Choi Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open Innovation Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity compassion workplace incivility positive emotion positive leadership |
| title | Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open Innovation |
| title_full | Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open Innovation |
| title_fullStr | Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open Innovation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open Innovation |
| title_short | Compassion and Workplace Incivility: Implications for Open Innovation |
| title_sort | compassion and workplace incivility implications for open innovation |
| topic | compassion workplace incivility positive emotion positive leadership |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/7/1/95 |
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