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  • 1.  Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

    Posted 11-17-2010 17:29
    Dear OB members,
     
    My colleage and I are interested in measuring employees' sensitivity to co-workers' feelings as the former (meaning the employees) deal with their organization.  We believe that there are individual differences in employees' willingness to request for resources from the organization depending on whether or not they feel bad for asking something that others don't have.  Or, some employees may feel that others may judge them as selfish if they ask for something even if they are entitled to it.  We thought of empathy and the social awerness dimension of emotional intelligent scales, which both focus on dealings between employees and their coworers, for example; however, they do not directly address the issue we are trying to get at.  We greatly appreciate if you share with us a scale that we could use in our study.
     
    Thanks,
     
    Amauel

    --
    Amanuel G. Tekleab, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    School of Business Administration
    Wayne State University
    304 Prentis Bldg.
    Detroit, MI 48202
    Phone: 313-577-9211
    Fax: 313-577-5486

    The Management and Information Systems Department of the WSU School of Business Administration offers a Ph.D. in Management with specializations in Organizational Behavior and Strategy. 
    http://www.busadm.wayne.edu/article.php?id=1211



  • 2.  Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

    Posted 11-18-2010 08:43

    Hi Amanuel,

     

    Have you explored the equity sensitivity scale?  I don't know the reference off-hand, unfortunately, but I remember coming across it as I explored the justice literature.

     

    Also, Lynn Shore has done some work on felt obligations, which may be related but perhaps not exactly what you are looking for.

     

    Hope all is well on the east side!

     

    Chris

     



     

    From: "Amanuel Tekleab" <atekleab@WAYNE.EDU>
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 5:28:46 PM
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

    Dear OB members,
     
    My colleage and I are interested in measuring employees' sensitivity to co-workers' feelings as the former (meaning the employees) deal with their organization.  We believe that there are individual differences in employees' willingness to request for resources from the organization depending on whether or not they feel bad for asking something that others don't have.  Or, some employees may feel that others may judge them as selfish if they ask for something even if they are entitled to it.  We thought of empathy and the social awerness dimension of emotional intelligent scales, which both focus on dealings between employees and their coworers, for example; however, they do not directly address the issue we are trying to get at.  We greatly appreciate if you share with us a scale that we could use in our study.
     
    Thanks,
     
    Amauel

    --
    Amanuel G. Tekleab, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    School of Business Administration
    Wayne State University
    304 Prentis Bldg.
    Detroit, MI 48202
    Phone: 313-577-9211
    Fax: 313-577-5486

    The Management and Information Systems Department of the WSU School of Business Administration offers a Ph.D. in Management with specializations in Organizational Behavior and Strategy. 
    http://www.busadm.wayne.edu/article.php?id=1211




  • 3.  Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

    Posted 11-18-2010 08:49

    Amanuel

    From what you describe, good old agreeableness may work. You may also consider other-orientation (De Dreu & Nauta, 2009) or perspective taking (Parker & Axtell, 2001). This also reminds me of need for affiliation and of getting along with others (e.g., communion striving, Barrick et al., 2001). All the best with the study,

    Dan

     

    Dan S. Chiaburu

    Assistant Professor | Department of Management

    Mays Business School | Texas A&M University

    4221 TAMU | 483G Wehner Building | College Station, TX 77843-4221

    phone: 979-845-0348 | fax: 979-845-9641 | email: dchiaburu@mays.tamu.edu

     

    Barrick, M. R., Stewart, G. L., & Piotrowski, M. (2002). Personality and Job Performance: Test of the Mediating Effects of Motivation Among Sales Representatives., Journal of Applied Psychology (Vol. 87, pp. 43-51)

     

    De Dreu, C. K. W., & Nauta, A. (2009). Self-interest and other-orientation in organizational behavior: Implications for job performance, prosocial behavior, and personal initiative. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94(4), 913-926.

     

    Parker, S. K., & Axtell, C. M. (2001). Seeing another viewpoint: Antecedents and outcomes of employee perspective taking. Academy of Management Journal, 44, 1085-1100.

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Amanuel Tekleab
    Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 2:29 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

     

    Dear OB members,

     

    My colleage and I are interested in measuring employees' sensitivity to co-workers' feelings as the former (meaning the employees) deal with their organization.  We believe that there are individual differences in employees' willingness to request for resources from the organization depending on whether or not they feel bad for asking something that others don't have.  Or, some employees may feel that others may judge them as selfish if they ask for something even if they are entitled to it.  We thought of empathy and the social awerness dimension of emotional intelligent scales, which both focus on dealings between employees and their coworers, for example; however, they do not directly address the issue we are trying to get at.  We greatly appreciate if you share with us a scale that we could use in our study.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Amauel

    --
    Amanuel G. Tekleab, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    School of Business Administration
    Wayne State University
    304 Prentis Bldg.
    Detroit, MI 48202
    Phone: 313-577-9211
    Fax: 313-577-5486

    The Management and Information Systems Department of the WSU School of Business Administration offers a Ph.D. in Management with specializations in Organizational Behavior and Strategy. 
    http://www.busadm.wayne.edu/article.php?id=1211



  • 4.  Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

    Posted 11-18-2010 09:47

    Yes, I agree that you should check out the Equity Sensitivity scale.  Here is the citation:

     

    Huseman, R. C., Hatfield, J. D., & Miles, E. W. (1987). A new perspective on equity theory: The equity sensitivity construct. Academy of Management Review, 12(2), 222-234.

     

    Also, Vicki Magley and I created a Sensitivity to Interpersonal Treatment scale that may be broader than you are looking for, but is certainly in the same theoretical realm.  Here is a link to the pre-print:

     

    http://bpsoc.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc/joop/pre-prints/joop983;jsessionid=1wuum7yaa7sia.alexandra

     

    --Jen

     

    -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_

     

    Jennifer Bunk, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Psychology

    West Chester University

    610-436-2758

    Office: People's Building, Room 5

    Fall 2010 Office Hours:  M 10-11, Tu 12-1, W 2-4

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Christina Stamper
    Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:43 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

     

    Hi Amanuel,

     

    Have you explored the equity sensitivity scale?  I don't know the reference off-hand, unfortunately, but I remember coming across it as I explored the justice literature.

     

    Also, Lynn Shore has done some work on felt obligations, which may be related but perhaps not exactly what you are looking for.

     

    Hope all is well on the east side!

     

    Chris

     



     

    From: "Amanuel Tekleab" <atekleab@WAYNE.EDU>
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 5:28:46 PM
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

    Dear OB members,

     

    My colleage and I are interested in measuring employees' sensitivity to co-workers' feelings as the former (meaning the employees) deal with their organization.  We believe that there are individual differences in employees' willingness to request for resources from the organization depending on whether or not they feel bad for asking something that others don't have.  Or, some employees may feel that others may judge them as selfish if they ask for something even if they are entitled to it.  We thought of empathy and the social awerness dimension of emotional intelligent scales, which both focus on dealings between employees and their coworers, for example; however, they do not directly address the issue we are trying to get at.  We greatly appreciate if you share with us a scale that we could use in our study.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Amauel

    --
    Amanuel G. Tekleab, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    School of Business Administration
    Wayne State University
    304 Prentis Bldg.
    Detroit, MI 48202
    Phone: 313-577-9211
    Fax: 313-577-5486

    The Management and Information Systems Department of the WSU School of Business Administration offers a Ph.D. in Management with specializations in Organizational Behavior and Strategy. 
    http://www.busadm.wayne.edu/article.php?id=1211

     



  • 5.  Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

    Posted 11-18-2010 12:47

    Amauel, You have cited a competency-related Emotional Intelligence scale, but I believe that the original, ability-based model of Emotional Intelligence, which has a perceiving emotion branch, would provide insight for you. You can find information at: http://www.emotionaliq.com/

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@aomlists.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Amanuel Tekleab
    Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 5:29 PM
    To: OB@aomlists.pace.edu
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Sensitivity to a third party feelings scale

     

    Dear OB members,

     

    My colleage and I are interested in measuring employees' sensitivity to co-workers' feelings as the former (meaning the employees) deal with their organization.  We believe that there are individual differences in employees' willingness to request for resources from the organization depending on whether or not they feel bad for asking something that others don't have.  Or, some employees may feel that others may judge them as selfish if they ask for something even if they are entitled to it.  We thought of empathy and the social awerness dimension of emotional intelligent scales, which both focus on dealings between employees and their coworers, for example; however, they do not directly address the issue we are trying to get at.  We greatly appreciate if you share with us a scale that we could use in our study.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Amauel

    --
    Amanuel G. Tekleab, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    School of Business Administration
    Wayne State University
    304 Prentis Bldg.
    Detroit, MI 48202
    Phone: 313-577-9211
    Fax: 313-577-5486

    The Management and Information Systems Department of the WSU School of Business Administration offers a Ph.D. in Management with specializations in Organizational Behavior and Strategy. 
    http://www.busadm.wayne.edu/article.php?id=1211