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Tuning the Learning Principle: Social Media Usage Moderates the Curvilinear Relationship Between Supervisor Workaholism and Subordinate Job Performance
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: Received: 25 September 2024 / Approved: 25 September 2024 / Online: 25 September 2024 (11:57:37 CEST)
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Wu, T.; Hao, X.; Si, J. Tuning the Learning Principle: Social Media Usage Moderates the Curvilinear Relationship Between Supervisor Workaholism and Subordinate Job Performance. Preprints2024, 2024092012. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2012.v1
Wu, T.; Hao, X.; Si, J. Tuning the Learning Principle: Social Media Usage Moderates the Curvilinear Relationship Between Supervisor Workaholism and Subordinate Job Performance. Preprints 2024, 2024092012. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2012.v1
Wu, T.; Hao, X.; Si, J. Tuning the Learning Principle: Social Media Usage Moderates the Curvilinear Relationship Between Supervisor Workaholism and Subordinate Job Performance. Preprints2024, 2024092012. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2012.v1
APA Style
Wu, T., Hao, X., & Si, J. (2024). Tuning the Learning Principle: Social Media Usage Moderates the Curvilinear Relationship Between Supervisor Workaholism and Subordinate Job Performance. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2012.v1
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Wu, T., Xuguang Hao and Jia Si. 2024 "Tuning the Learning Principle: Social Media Usage Moderates the Curvilinear Relationship Between Supervisor Workaholism and Subordinate Job Performance" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2012.v1
Abstract
While being a workaholic supervisor may be viewed as admirable due to their commitment to work, existing findings on its effects on subordinates are mixed. Drawing upon the principle learning perspective and activation theory, we propose a curvilinear relationship between supervisor workaholism and subordinate job performance and investigate the moderating role of subordinate social-related social media usage. Specifically, we suggest that subordinate job performance increases (decreases) as supervisor workaholism increases from low (moderate) to moderate (high) levels and that this inverted U-shaped relationship becomes flatter when subordinates have higher social-related social media usage. The results, based on a multi-source survey collected from 321 supervisor-subordinate dyads, support the predictions. Our research moves beyond linear thinking and suggests that there exists an optimal level of supervisor workaholism that maximizes subordinate job performance. We also provide insights into the ongoing debate and potential ethical concerns surrounding whether employees should use social media at work. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Keywords
supervisor workaholism; social-related media usage; job performance; curvilinear effect；social learning theory
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Human Resources and Organizations
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