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Individual quality, insecure organizational attachment, and formalistic task completion: Social cognitive perspective
Wenjun Wu1, Huan Xiao2, Dengke Yu1
1School of Public Policy and Administration, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Individual quality positively impacts completing formalistic tasks, but avoidant attachment can hinder this. Understanding these factors is key for organizational success.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Behavior
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Formalistic tasks are common in organizations for productivity and cost reduction.
- Employee resistance to formalistic tasks arises from a lack of immediate rewards.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the influence of individual quality and organizational attachment on formalistic task completion.
- To apply social cognitive theory to understand employee engagement with formalistic tasks.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire survey was administered to 602 Chinese respondents.
- Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Individual quality, encompassing knowledge and personality, positively correlates with formalistic task completion.
- Avoidant attachment was found to significantly weaken the positive impact of certain individual quality components on task completion.
Conclusions:
- This study is the first to explore both individual and environmental factors influencing formalistic task completion.
- Findings highlight the importance of individual attributes and attachment styles in organizational task engagement.
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