Income as a relatively stable aspect of job (e.g. annual salary, non-incentive wages, or weekly hourly pay) has received little consideration in organizational theorizing and research, despite its critical importance to workers, organizations, society at large. inequality similarly scant attention, although it is topic great intellectual practical importance. In this paper we describe the ways which income affect how people behave both their professional personal lives, suggest organizations...

Personal finances are becoming an increasingly prominent source of distress for a substantial proportion the population in many developed economies. In this paper, we examine organizational consequences trend by proposing that financial precarity can undermine person’s ability to perform at work. Across two studies, demonstrate people who worried about their situation have less cognitive capacity available them, which subsequently spills over into work performance. Study 1, relationship...

Passion for work is highly coveted, but many employees report struggling to maintain their passion over time. In the current research, we explain challenge of pursuing by conceptualizing as an attribute with temporal variation. Viewed through a daily lens, argue that self-regulation plays critical role in understanding challenges underlying maintenance passion. More specifically, hypothesize that—unless adequately regulate on any given day—higher levels will lead them invest more time and...

Income as a relatively stable aspect of job (e.g. annual salary, non-incentive wages, or weekly hourly pay) has received little consideration in organizational theorizing and research, despite its critical importance to workers, organizations, society at large. inequality similarly scant attention, although it is topic great intellectual practical importance. In this paper we describe the ways which income affect how people behave both their professional personal lives, suggest organizations...

Responding to persistent gender inequity, organizations have adopted diversity initiatives promote women’s representation in traditionally male-dominated occupations. Although studies identified challenges these for women entering occupations, we uncover a performance recognition penalty incumbent workers originating from the process of occupational diversification. As incrementally enter occupation, conflict arises between changing composition at work-unit level and masculine “ideal worker”...

A substantial proportion of the workforce experiences financial precarity, which is defined as persistent concern about one's personal welfare. Research suggests that precarity often harms performance at work. In this paper, we investigate whether characteristics work context disproportionately occupied by people lower rungs socioeconomic ladder (low autonomy, high routinization, interdependence, low social support) heighten detrimental impact on performance. Drawing role stress theory,...

In this article, the authors use inductive and deductive methods to explore role of empathy in care-giving jobs: specifically, relationship between empathetic care patient safety. The argue that is evidenced by extra-role behavior, emotional engagement, relational richness paid caregivers clients. They develop a model using qualitative interviews with test it quantitative case studies six skilled-nursing facilities. Findings show predicts safety, but only under some circumstances....

Abstract People increasingly need to collaborate with others in their workplace perform jobs. Studies have shown that task interdependence can important consequences for teams and organizations, emerging research suggests it may be contributing gender inequality. In this paper, we expand upon literature propose a relationship between the wage gap. Relying on lack‐of‐fit model, predicted gap would vary composition of occupation. This prediction was evaluated using multi‐source panel data from...

Despite the belief that racial diversity in organizations will attenuate discrimination service interactions, extant literature suggests it may often exacerbate by generating intergroup conflict. In this paper, I propose influence of on interactions depend upon (a) level interdependence within an organization and (b) whether increase consists a larger representation minority’s own group. To test my predictions, combine interaction-level data covering approximately 200,000 cite-and-release...

In this paper, we examine the influence of a person’s financial worry on his or her ability to perform at work. Across two studies, show that people who are worried about their situation have less working memory available them, which subsequently spills over into work performance. Study 1, demonstrate relationship in field study with short-haul truck drivers where combine survey responses lagged archival data preventable accidents. We find one standard deviation increase is associated 4.4%...

In this paper we use inductive and deductive methods to explore the role of empathy in care-giving jobs: Specifically, relationship between empathetic care patient safety. We argue that is evidenced by extra-role behavior, emotional engagement, relational richness paid caregivers clients. develop our model using qualitative interviews with caregivers, test it quantitative case studies six skilled nursing facilities. find predicts safety, but only under some circumstances. load, overtime...

Pipeline programs seek to facilitate pathways into entrepreneurship through training, education, and mentorship. These initiatives are intended encourage individuals who may otherwise not have considered it provide them with the knowledge skills that can enhance their success. We propose these unwittingly contribute persistent gender disparities in entrepreneurship. Throughout, tend receive feedback (e.g., grades or pitch evaluations) on ideas skills. Drawing research suggesting women men...

The context of “challenging employment settings” is a vital-yet-overlooked part the broader conversation regarding relationships between organizations and their employees. Challenging settings such as schools, skilled nursing, retail experience higher-than-average rates employee stress, burnout, turnover, on-the-job injury, which can have important organizational consequences. These jobs are often staffed by low-income employees, who make up nearly one-third all working families in U.S.....

Considerable public attention has been devoted to the state of economy and its implications for individual welfare. Although some scholars have suggested that organizations played a role in these trends, discussion how contemporary economic trends may impact organizational outcomes limited. To address this gap literature, symposium aims highlight employees' circumstances can shape outcomes. Overall, presentations included offer framework future research domain. Does black/white wage widen...

Our symposium uncovers new mechanisms to explain systemic inequalities in career outcomes. Formation of occupational aspirations, processes matching persons into jobs, allocation tasks the workplace, as well differences job rewards all contribute perpetuation and intersections labor market inequalities. Aggregately these five papers look various stages process from development interest a decision exit firm demonstrate interconnected forces responsible for disparate outcomes based on gender...

This symposium examines the psychology of financial vulnerability and how it can affect way employees think, act, behave in organizations. Financial is extent to which have material resources buffer various shocks life, shaped by their immediate socio-cultural environment (e.g., social class), as well larger macro-economic forces. We showcase five papers that investigate psychological processes related highlight these performance, skill acquisition, well-being, commitment, cultural...

As employers sought to abdicate their role as the primary risk bearer in employment relationships, they increasingly relied upon variable compensation systems shift market risks onto individual workers. In doing so, a substantial proportion of current labor force became prone experiencing paycheck dispersion, defined variance earnings from paycheck. Here, we combine multiple sources qualitative and quantitative data explore organizational consequences dispersion. Exploratory interviews...

Pursuing passion for work is highly valuable to both employees and their organizations. However, many struggle pursue maintain over time, a challenge which may be exacerbated by underlying inequalities. The papers in this symposium demonstrate the pitfalls inequalities complicate pursuit of passion. Across four presentations, we show that (1) experience fundamentally self-limiting, (2) do not give up on job with poor working conditions because passion, (3) gender household place an...