841: Misfit Managed: Navigating, Preventing, and Even Benefitting From Misfit at Work (16544)

Organizer(s)

• KT

  Kristina Tirol-Carmody

  Indiana U. - Kelley School of Business, United States

Presenter(s)

• LS

  Lisa Schurer Lambert

  Oklahoma State U., United States
• ND

  Nikos Dimotakis

  Oklahoma State U.
• TG

  Truit Gray

  Bowling Green State U., United States

Discussant(s)

• AK

  Amy Kristof-Brown

  U. of Iowa, United States

Presenter(s)

• CL

  Christina Li

  U. of Oklahoma, United States
• QZ

  Qi Zhang

  Oregon State U., United States
• SR

  Stephen Reid

  U. of Iowa, United States
• JN

  Jennifer Nahrgang

  U. of Iowa, United States
• NB

  Nathan Black

  U. of Iowa, United States
• WV

  Wouter Vleugels

  HEC Liege, Belgium
• JD

  Jana Deprez

  KU Leuven
• AZ

  Anna Zabinski

  Illinois State U., United States

Despite the commonality of misfit experiences at work and the negative implications they have for both employees and employers, the field still has a limited understanding of how misfit emerges, how employees avoid and/or cope with misfit, what attitudinal and behavioral outcomes are associated with misfit, and what organizations can do to effectively manage misfit. In this symposium, we deepen our understanding of this complex phenomenon through four research presentations that adopt different theoretical perspectives, employ a variety of study designs (e.g., qualitative, experimental, and multisource and multiwave field studies), and utilize an array of analytic methods (e.g., polynomial regression and response surface modeling) to explore the topic of misfit. Featured research explores how we can diagnose, prevent, and even benefit from misfit experiences and contains valuable insights for both researchers and practitioners on how to effectively navigate misfit at work.

Presentations:

• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  841: PO Fit in Response to Threat: Do Fit and Misfit Become More Influential Predictors of Outcomes? (16544)
  

  Author: Wouter Vleugels – HEC Liege

  Author: Jana Deprez – KU Leuven
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  841: Boredom: A Signal For Misfit (16544)
  

  Author: Anna Maria Zabinski – Illinois State U.

  Author: Lisa Schurer Lambert – Oklahoma State U.

  Author: Nikos Dimotakis – Oklahoma State U.

  Author: Truit Gray – Bowling Green State U.
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  841: A Qualitative Investigation of the Unseen Efforts of High-Fitting Employees (16544)
  

  Author: Qi Zhang – Oregon State U.

  Author: Christina Li – U. of Oklahoma
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  841: Misfit Or Innovator? How Psych. Safety Unlocks Misfit Voice Quality, Endorsement, & Work Behaviors (16544)
  

  Author: Stephen Reid – U. of Iowa

  Author: Nathan Black – U. of Iowa

  Author: Jennifer Nahrgang – U. of Iowa