1. The Link Between Supervisor-Subordinate Computer-Mediated Immediate Behaviors and Organizational Identification in U.S., English, and Australian Organizations.
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Croucher, Stephen M, Kelly, Stephanie, Green, Malcolm, Homsey, Dini M, Cullinane, Joanna, Rocker, Kenneth T, Nguyen, Thao, Anderson, Kirsty, Chen, Hui, Ding, George Guoyu, Ashwell, Douglas, Wright, Malcolm, and Palakshappa, Nitha
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ORGANIZATIONAL identification ,SUPERIOR-subordinate relationship ,ORGANIZATIONAL behavior ,COVID-19 pandemic ,ORGANIZATIONAL communication - Abstract
More than 5.89 million people have died from COVID-19. Due to COVID-19, there is a need for organizations to reconsider their structures and systems in response to increased remote working and decreased face-to-face (FTF) interactions. This study analyzes organizational relationships, specifically the supervisor-subordinate relationship. This study examines the link between supervisor-subordinate immediacy and organizational identification in mediated communication. Participants from three nations (n = 1776) were explored to test the assumption that supervisor-subordinate immediacy explains organizational identification. The United States, Australia, and England were chosen as focal nations due to the differing government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. Results revealed supervisors' perceived computer-mediated immediate behaviors and subordinates' perceived immediacy with their supervisors were positive predictors of organizational identity. U.S. supervisors were perceived to use higher levels of computer-mediated immediacy behaviors and have more perceived immediacy than Australian and English supervisors. Australian supervisors had higher levels of perceived immediacy than English supervisors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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