Coming up with New Ideas by Talking to Others: Linking Work Relationships to Caring Communication

This study used Social Information Processing (SIP) to develop a model of predictors related to the perceived acceptance of new ideas (PANI). We specifically focus on the role of supportive communication within three types of work relationships-coworkers, supervisors, and others outside the organization. Forty-eight questionnaires were obtained from two organizations. The findings suggest that the only work relationship that has a significant impact on PANI, is that with others outside the organization. Controlling for an individual's desire to innovate, the social support received from others outside the organization accounted for an additional 33% of the variance. The overall model explained slightly over half (54%) of how people perceive the acceptance of their new ideas. We link these findings to the boundary spanning literature, suggest future research directions, and discuss limitations of the study.

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication Studies

Grantor

Texas State University-San Marcos

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Reed, Catherine

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hood, John Robert

• boundary
• spanning
• social supports
• organizational communication
• communication competence
• innovations

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10877/3327

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digital.library.txst.edu:10877/3327