1011: Human “Being” or Human “Resource”? New Research Directions in Workplace Objectification Research (17522)

Organizer(s)

• JZ

  Jinghao Zhang

  Faculty of Economics and Business, U. of Groningen, Netherlands

Participant(s)

• KL

  Katrina Jia Lin

  Hong Kong Polytechnic U., Hong Kong
• WL

  Wu Liu

  Hong Kong Polytechnic U., Hong Kong
• HL

  Huiwen Lian

  Texas A&M U., United States
• CL

  Constantin Lagios

  Catholic U. of Louvain, Belgium
• GC

  Gaëtane Caesens

  U. Catholique de Louvain
• OJ

  Onne Janssen

  U. of Groningen, Netherlands
• ND

  NianNian Dong

  U. of Science and Technology Beijing, China
• JG

  Jack Goncalo

  U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Organizer(s)

• SY

  Shiyu Yang

  Texas A&M International U., United States

Discussant(s)

• CB

  Cristina Baldissarri

  U. degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

Presenter(s)

• BZ

  Bibi Zhang

  Swansea U., United Kingdom
• DL

  Diwan LI

  Hong Kong Polytechnic U.
• NB

  Noémie Brison

  U. catholique de Louvain, Psychological Sciences Research Institute
• JZ

  Jinghao Zhang

  Faculty of Economics and Business, U. of Groningen, Netherlands
• SY

  Shiyu Yang

  Texas A&M International U., United States

Participant(s)

• BW

  Barbara Wisse

  U. of Groningen

Despite the increasing focus on employee welfare, workplace objectification—viewing and treating employees as instruments of profit—remains a prevalent phenomenon in today’s workplace around the world. Featuring five papers by research teams from ten different institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia, the proposed symposium aims to advance scholarly discussions on workplace objectification with a focus on three interconnected themes: (1) conceptual critique and reflections on the key progresses and pitfalls of workplace objectification research, (2) empirical examination of novel antecedents (e.g., performance pressure) and consequences of workplace objectification (e.g., creativity), and (3) extension of the phenomenology of workplace objectification to previously understudied dimensions (e.g., third party/witness reactions). The symposium incorporates theories and evidence on different manifestations of workplace objectification (i.e., instrumentalization, dehumanization, commodification) in diverse contexts with mixed methodologies. It offers novel theoretical and practical insights into workplace objectification that can benefit organizations and individuals alike.

Presentations:

• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1011: Objectification at Work: A Review, Synthesis, and Research Agenda (17522)
  

  Author: Bibi Zhang – Swansea U.

  Author: Barbara Wisse – U. of Groningen
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1011: Objectify Self or Seek Affirmation? How and When Employees React to Organizational Objectification (17522)
  

  Author: Diwan LI – Hong Kong Polytechnic U.

  Author: Katrina Jia Lin – Hong Kong Polytechnic U.

  Author: Wu Liu – Hong Kong Polytechnic U.

  Author: Huiwen Lian – Texas A&M U.
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1011: Witnessed Workplace Ostracism and Organizational Dehumanization (17522)
  

  Author: Noémie Brison – U. catholique de Louvain, Psychological Sciences Research Institute

  Author: Constantin Lagios – Catholic U. of Louvain

  Author: Gaëtane Caesens – U. Catholique de Louvain
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1011: When to Utilize “Human Resource”? Leader's Objectifying Behaviors Under Performance Pressure (17522)
  

  Author: Jinghao Zhang – Faculty of Economics and Business, U. of Groningen

  Author: Onne Janssen – U. of Groningen

  Author: NianNian Dong – U. of Science and Technology Beijing
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1011: Offering Oneself Up for Sale: Objectification of Self and Its Implications for Creativity (17522)
  

  Author: Shiyu Yang – Texas A&M International U.

  Author: Jack Anthony Goncalo – U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign