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The moderating effects of task complexity on the relationship between regulatory foci and safety and production
J Craig Wallace1, Laura M Little, Amanda Shull
1William S Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK 74106, USA. craig.wallace@okstate.edu
Abstract:
Regulatory foci of promotion and prevention have been shown to relate differentially to occupational safety and production. This research proposes that task complexity can help explain the differences reported between these 2 self-regulatory processes and safety and productivity performance. Results revealed that promotion is positively related to production and prevention is positively related to safety regardless of task complexity. However, when task complexity is high, promotion negatively relates to safety and prevention negatively relates production. Implications for work motivation theory and research, as well as avenues for future research, are discussed. Practical implications for managerial interventions to optimize both safety and productivity are also presented.
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