Journal of Applied Psychology 2004

Affect Networks: A Structural Analysis of the Relationship Between Work Ties and Job-Related Affect.

Peter Totterdell¹; Toby D. Wall¹; David Holman¹; Holly Diamond¹; Olga Epitropaki²

¹ University of Sheffield · ² Athens University of Economics and Business

Abstract

The relationship between organizational networks and employees' affect was examined in 2 organizations. In Study 1, social network analysis of work ties and job-related affect for 259 employees showed that affect converged within work interaction groups. Similarity of affect between employees depended on the presence of work ties and structural equivalence. Affect was also related to the size and density of employees' work networks. Study 2 used a 10-week diary study of 31 employees to examine a merger of 2 organizational divisions and found that negative changes in employees' affect were related to having fewer cross-divisional ties and to experiencing greater reductions in network density. The findings suggest that affect permeates through and is shaped by organizational networks.

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10.1037/0021-9010.89.5.854

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