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When one coworker publicly endorses another s contributions, both parties benefit, April research from the University of Notre Dame revealed, as such a move enhances both individuals status and recognition in the workplace.
Such held true in the study even when someone of lower status in the workplace amplified the ideas of someone considered higher status, including when gender was introduced to the study components. Regardless of gender composition, researchers said, amplifying was consistently the most beneficial behavior for amplifier and the one being endorsed. The very first time we examined amplification, I was observing the amplifier as they amplified other group members, and I was surprised at how much of a leadership role the amplifier took on, simply by boosting other people, Nathan Meikle, postdoctoral research associate in Notre Dame s Mendoza College of Business, said in a statement. Amplifying others requires no new ideas nor complicated decision m
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For organizations to reach their potential, they must leverage the expertise of their employees. However, research demonstrates that lower-status employees may not be heard because their voices are more likely to be ignored.
New research from the University of Notre Dame is the first to show that peers can help boost marginalized voices, and at the same time benefit their own status, all while helping their organization realize the potential of its employees diverse perspectives.
Publicly endorsing or amplifying another person s contribution, while giving attribution to that person, enhances the status of both parties, according to Amplifying Voice in Organizations, forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal. Nathan Meikle, postdoctoral research associate in Notre Dame s Mendoza College of Business, and co-lead authors Kristin Bain, Tamar Kreps and Elizabeth Tenney show that ideas that were amplified were rated as higher quality than when those same ideas