标题:WorkRespectLeadstoCultureofCreativity source:psychcentral丨byRickNauertPhD 翻译请保留原文链接哦 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文发在自己的心理圈or个人主页的日志内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Newresearchdiscoversrespectismorethanarequisiteforinterpersonalrelationshipsasitalsoassociatedwithhigherworkforcecreativity。 ManyimmediatelyassociatethewordrespectwiththehitRamp;amp;BsongbyArethaFranklinthatbecameananthemfortheCivilRightsandWomen’sRightsmovements。ThenewstudybyUniversityofMichiganprofessorJaneDuttonindicatesthatworkerswhoaretreatedwithrespectreachhigherlevelsofcreativity。 DuttonandcoauthorsAbrahamCarmeliofTelAvivUniversityinIsraelandAshleyHardin,adoctoralstudentatUniversityofMichigan’sRossSchoolofBusiness,foundthatengagingrespectfullyatworkraisescreativebehaviorbyindividualsandteams。 Dutton,professorofmanagementandorganizationsandprofessorofpsychology,isanexpertonprocessesthatbuildcapabilitiesandstrengthsofemployeesinorganizations。 Organizationsarefertileterrainsforinterrelatingthatcaneitherbuildordestroyhumanaccomplishmentsincludingcreativity,Duttonsaid。 Acrossourstudies,wedemonstratethatrespectfulengagementismorethansimplyanicewaytointeract,butisacatalystandcultivatorofcreativity。 Infourstudies,theresearchersshowedthattheconnectionbetweenrespectfulengagementandcreativityholdsatboththeindividualandteamlevels,suggestingthatthismodeofpositiveinterrelatingmayhaveauniformlinktocreativity。 Respectfulengagementisdefinedbybehaviorssuchasrecognizinganotherperson,understandingandappreciatingthem,listening,attendingtoneeds,emphasizinganother’sgoodqualities,andmakingrequestsnotdemands。 Theresearchersalsolookedatrelationalinformationprocessinghoworganizationalmembersuseconversationtoreflectupontheirgoalsandwork。Theyfocusedonrelationalinformationprocessinginsteadofselfreflectionbecauseitopensupopportunitiestodeveloptheoryabouthowthismechanismmaybuildcorecapabilitieskeyforcontinuousworkimprovement,suchasknowledgecreation,coordinating,andcapacitytomanageconflictingdemands。 Forexample,organizationssuchasPixarhaveenactedrelationalinformationprocessingandwereabletodevelophighquality,creativeproductsoveralongperiodoftime。 Sinceindividualsspendthemajorityoftheirtimefromages20to70inorganizations,relationshipsintheworkplacearekeyforimportanthumanaccomplishmentssuchascreativity。 Thisseriesofstudieshasexpandedtherepertoireoftheoreticallensesforexamininghowrelationshipsatworkmatterforcreativity,beyondnetworksofsocialexchange,bydefiningandtestinghowrespectfulengagementandrelationalinformationprocessinghelpusunderstandtherelationalrootsofnewideasinworkorganizations。 Inamoredemandingworkworldthecultivationofrespectischallenging,Duttonsaid。Thesestudiesremindusofthepotentialyieldfrommakingrespectfulengagementaninterpersonalgoalandastrategicimperative。