A Field Study of Employees' Attitudes and Behaviors After Promotion Decisions

The impact of promotion decisions on equity, commitment, and behavioral outcomes was examined in a field setting. Workers in a service company who submitted their candidacy for promotion to either department or division heads were compared with their noncandidate counterparts (total N = 191). Subjec...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1992-08, Vol.77 (4), p.511-514
Main Authors: Schwarzwald, Joseph, Koslowsky, Meni, Shalit, Boaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Attitudes to work
Behavior
Behaviour
Biological and medical sciences
Commitments
Employee Absenteeism
Employee Attitudes
Employee promotions
Employees
Employment
Equity
Field study
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Impacts
Motivation. Job satisfaction. Attitude
Occupational promotion
Occupational psychology
Organizational behavior
Organizational Commitment
Personnel Promotion
Promoted
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social research
Statistical analysis
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Summary:The impact of promotion decisions on equity, commitment, and behavioral outcomes was examined in a field setting. Workers in a service company who submitted their candidacy for promotion to either department or division heads were compared with their noncandidate counterparts (total N = 191). Subjects completed surveys after promotion decisions were made. In addition, measures of the subjects' lateness and absence before and after the promotion were available. Data analyzed by level of position (department vs. division) and promotion decision (promoted, not promoted, and control) indicated that promotions resulting from self-initiated candidacies might actually produce undesirable outcomes. Failure to get a promotion was associated with feelings of inequity, a decrease in commitment, and an increase in absenteeism; positive promotion decisions increased commitment. Theoretical and organizational implications are discussed.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.77.4.511