دانلود رایگان مقاله چگونگی پیوستگی ایمنی بر عملکرد شغلی و ارتقای شغلی تاثیر می گذارد؟ نقش رفتارهای اجتماعی-رتبه ای

Abstract

We propose and test a model in which two social rank behaviors: Dominant-leadership and coalition-building, mediate the relations between secure attachment, job performance, and job promotion. The results of survey data collected from 131 engineers at three time points spanning on twenty nine months indicate that higher secure attachment predicts more dominant-leadership and more coalition-building behaviors which in turn lead to higher job performance and job promotion. These findings contribute to understanding one important way in which secure attachment promotes job performance and job success. Our findings further indicate gender differences in dominant-leadership and coalition building behaviors. We discuss these findings as well as their practical implications and future research directions.

Discussion

This study sought to examine the relations between attachment security, job performance and job promotion, and the extent to which these relations might be mediated by particular social rank behaviors. In their exposition of attachment theory in adulthood, Mikulincer and Shaver (2007) propose that a pervasive sense of security make securely attached individuals more adept at dealing constructively with life’s challenges in all life spheres including the work domain. Our findings indicate that securely attached employees were indeed more likely than insecure employees to demonstrate better job performance fifteen months after their attachment style was assessed. In this context, our findings are consistent with attachment theory (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007) and with previous research regarding the positive influence of secure attachment on job performance (e.g., Hazan & Shaver, 1990). Our findings further indicate that secure employees were approximately five times more likely to be promoted on their job in comparison to insecure employees, twenty nine months after their attachment style was assessed. As far as we know, this is the first study that examines the role of secure attachment in predicting future career advancement of full-time employees.