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When is it good to feel bad? How sadness and fear differ in their effects on routine development
Jutta Stumpf-Wollersheim1, Patrick J Oehler2, Marlen Rimbeck1
1Chair of International Management and Corporate Strategy, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany.
Introduction:
This study follows recent calls to explore the emotional foundations of routine development. Routine development forms a nexus between stability and change and is thus crucial for studying organizational decision-making and organizational change. Individuals and teams going through organizational change often experience sadness and fear.
Methods:
We conducted a laboratory experiment with 84 teams to study the effect of sadness and fear on routine development.
Results And Discussion:
In the sadness condition, we observed positive effects on repetitiveness, speed, reliability, and attentiveness in action. Teams experiencing fear reacted better to 'performance traps' in which pre-established routines are ineffective. Our findings show how the behaviors elicited by sadness and fear might ultimately affect team behavior, and therefore managerial practices.
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