The impact of feeling trusted at work on home life
- May 13
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In this research study presented at the Western Academy of Management Conference, we present findings from a study with nonprofit workers to better understand how feeling trusted by managers impacts their home life.
Abstract: Employees often experience felt trust from the supervisor positively, as a result of the implicit complement a bestowal of trust communicates. This reaction is not universal, however, with other employees feeling strained as a result of felt trust. Questions remain however, about why employees react to a bestowal of trust in such contrasting ways as well as whether the implications of these reactions are constrained to the work domain. To address these important and timely questions, we propose and test a work-home resource (WH-R) model of felt trust. Reactions to felt trust appear to be determined by an employee’s existing level of OBSE which is used as a referent to judge whether the bestowal of trust from the supervisor is consistent with their own self-view. The WH-R model of felt trust, which was empirically supported, has a number of implications for research and practice.
Citation: Cooper, C., Kong, D.T., Crossley, C., Peng, J. A, & Lassu, R.A. (2022) A work-home resource model of felt trust. Western Academy of Management Conference. 16-19 March 2022.
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