324: Collectively Putting the Pieces Together: A Positive Relationships at Work Research Hackathon (12110)

Saturday, August 10, 2024

10:30 – 12:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Swissotel: Montreux 2

Session Number: 324
PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Theme,Research
Highlight
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/GwQBrv

Organizer(s)

MC

Melissa Chamberlin

Iowa State U., United States
BS

Beth Schinoff

U. of Delaware, United States
LG

Lyndon Earl Garrett

Boston College, United States
JN

Jordan Nye

U. of Michigan, Ross School of Business, United States

Discussant(s)

EH

Emily Dunham Heaphy

U. of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
KR

Kevin W. Rockmann

George Mason U., United States

The development of positive relationships at work is important to both employees and organizations. Individuals who maintain positive work relationships tend to experience more positive emotions and have higher job and life satisfaction. Within academia, the study of positive relationships at work is rapidly growing, incorporating new methodologies, theories, and approaches that build upon existing knowledge. However, as new ways of working and relating come to fruition, it is increasingly clear that current management theory is somewhat ill-equipped to help us understand positive relationships at work, especially as conversations surrounding mental health and chronic loneliness come to the fore. The purpose of our proposed PDW is to facilitate the continued growth of positive relationships at work scholarship by engaging in a “hackathon” to collectively develop actionable research questions, designs, and applications that will help advance research and teaching on positive relationships at work. This hackathon will involve the generation of ideas and further development of these ideas through structured sharing. In addition, we intend our PDW to be a forum for continuing to build and cultivate a community of scholars passionate about positive relationships at work.