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Earley, P. Christopher

Topic Weight Topic Terms
0.512 collaborative groups feedback group work collective individuals higher effects efficacy perceived tasks members environment writing
0.212 information proximity message seeking perceived distance communication overload context geographic dispersed higher geographically task contexts

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Ang, Soon 1 Cummings, Larry L. 1 Straub, Detmar W. 1
electronic communication 1 feedback seeking 1 feedback systems 1 information technology 1
mood 1

Articles (1)

The Effects of Information Technology and the Perceived Mood of the Feedback Giver on Feedback Seeking. (Information Systems Research, 1993)
Authors: Abstract:
    A major tenet in organizational behavior literature is that feedback improves performance. If feedback is thought to improve performance, then individuals should actively seek feedback in their work. Yet. surprisingly, individuals seldom seek feedback perhaps because of face-loss costs of obtaining feedback face-to-face. Furthermore, in cases where the giver is perceived to be in a bad mood, individuals may be even more reluctant to seek feedback if they believe seeking feedback risks the giver's wrath and a negative evaluation. In this paper, we explain how information technology can be designed to mediate feedback communication and deliver feedback that promotes feedback seeking. In a laboratory experiment, the effects of information technology and the perceived mood of the feedback giver on the behavior of feedback seekers are examined. The results showed that individuals in both the computer-mediated feedback environment and the computer-generated feedback environment sought feedback more frequently than individuals in the face-to-face feedback environment. In addition, individuals sought feedback more frequently from a giver who was perceived to be in a good mood than from a giver who was perceived to be in a bad mood.