Does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days

Purpose: This study aims to provide empirical evidence of how supervisors’ positive feedback plays a crucial role in newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days of their employment. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this study were collected from newcomers and their immediate supervisors i...

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Autores principales:	Atnafu A. Wondim, Wenbing Wu, Wen Wu, Mingyu Zhang, Pan Liu
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	positive feedback energy at work conservation of resources tool performance workplace Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Business HF5001-6182
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6b30c3d790d34cb4aa6768fc6931ab1e2021-11-24T07:44:20ZDoes positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days2078-55852078-597610.4102/sajbm.v52i1.2165https://doaj.org/article/6b30c3d790d34cb4aa6768fc6931ab1e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://sajbm.org/index.php/sajbm/article/view/2165https://doaj.org/toc/2078-5585https://doaj.org/toc/2078-5976Purpose: This study aims to provide empirical evidence of how supervisors’ positive feedback plays a crucial role in newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days of their employment. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this study were collected from newcomers and their immediate supervisors in a large high-tech manufacturing company in northern China. The study used a structured questionnaire to gather data from 229 newcomer-supervisor dyads, which were analysed through the application of structural equation modelling. Findings/results: The findings revealed that supervisors’ positive feedback positively affects newcomers’ task performance. The supervisors’ positive feedback enhances the task performance of newcomers’ by promoting energy and information seeking at work. In addition, the study also revealed that intrinsic motivation as a moderator strengthens the relationship between supervisors’ positive feedback and newcomers’ energy at work. Practical implications: Organiszations should place emphasis on supervisors’ positive feedback and newcomers’ level of intrinsic motivation in order to attain better performance in the workplace. Originality/value: This study highlights the need for organisations to pay attention to the dual roles of supervisors’ positive feedback and the intrinsic motivation of newcomers’ in improving task performance. Supervisors’ positive feedback boosts newcomers’ energy at work and aids their task performance when intrinsic motivation is high rather than low.Atnafu A. WondimWenbing WuWen WuMingyu ZhangPan LiuAOSISarticlepositive feedbackenergy at workconservation of resourcestoolperformanceworkplaceManagement. Industrial managementHD28-70BusinessHF5001-6182ENSouth African Journal of Business Management, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp e1-e10 (2021)
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topic	positive feedback energy at work conservation of resources tool performance workplace Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Business HF5001-6182
spellingShingle	positive feedback energy at work conservation of resources tool performance workplace Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Business HF5001-6182 Atnafu A. Wondim Wenbing Wu Wen Wu Mingyu Zhang Pan Liu Does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days
description	Purpose: This study aims to provide empirical evidence of how supervisors’ positive feedback plays a crucial role in newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days of their employment. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this study were collected from newcomers and their immediate supervisors in a large high-tech manufacturing company in northern China. The study used a structured questionnaire to gather data from 229 newcomer-supervisor dyads, which were analysed through the application of structural equation modelling. Findings/results: The findings revealed that supervisors’ positive feedback positively affects newcomers’ task performance. The supervisors’ positive feedback enhances the task performance of newcomers’ by promoting energy and information seeking at work. In addition, the study also revealed that intrinsic motivation as a moderator strengthens the relationship between supervisors’ positive feedback and newcomers’ energy at work. Practical implications: Organiszations should place emphasis on supervisors’ positive feedback and newcomers’ level of intrinsic motivation in order to attain better performance in the workplace. Originality/value: This study highlights the need for organisations to pay attention to the dual roles of supervisors’ positive feedback and the intrinsic motivation of newcomers’ in improving task performance. Supervisors’ positive feedback boosts newcomers’ energy at work and aids their task performance when intrinsic motivation is high rather than low.
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title	Does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days
title_short	Does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days
title_full	Does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days
title_fullStr	Does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days
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title_sort	does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? the effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days
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publishDate	2021
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Does positive feedback support the stronger and weaken the weaker? The effects of supervisors’ positive feedback on newcomers’ task performance in the first 90 days

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