TY - JOUR
T1 - Synchrony Preference
T2 - Why Some People Go With the Flow and Some Don't
AU - Leroy, Sophie
AU - Shipp, Abbie J.
AU - Blount, Sally
AU - Licht, John Gabriel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - As work in organizations becomes more fluid and fast paced the effective execution of tasks often requires people to be temporally adaptable in working with others. This paper brings to light the importance of understanding how people relate to time in the context of social interactions. By integrating the research on time and social motives, we develop a relational perspective about time. We introduce the construct of synchrony preference, an individual difference that describes a willingness to adapt one's pace and rhythm within social interactions for the purpose of creating synchrony with others. We develop a measure of synchrony preference that we validate using multiple methods across 4 studies and 7 samples, which include over 1,400 individuals. In particular, we establish a nomological network and show that synchrony preference predicts flexible pacing behaviors, interpersonal facilitation, contribution to team synchrony, contribution to team performance, and job dedication. Our results reveal that both scholars and practitioners can benefit from considering people's preference for synchrony when working with others.
AB - As work in organizations becomes more fluid and fast paced the effective execution of tasks often requires people to be temporally adaptable in working with others. This paper brings to light the importance of understanding how people relate to time in the context of social interactions. By integrating the research on time and social motives, we develop a relational perspective about time. We introduce the construct of synchrony preference, an individual difference that describes a willingness to adapt one's pace and rhythm within social interactions for the purpose of creating synchrony with others. We develop a measure of synchrony preference that we validate using multiple methods across 4 studies and 7 samples, which include over 1,400 individuals. In particular, we establish a nomological network and show that synchrony preference predicts flexible pacing behaviors, interpersonal facilitation, contribution to team synchrony, contribution to team performance, and job dedication. Our results reveal that both scholars and practitioners can benefit from considering people's preference for synchrony when working with others.
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U2 - 10.1111/peps.12093
DO - 10.1111/peps.12093
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84945476209
SN - 0031-5826
VL - 68
SP - 759
EP - 809
JO - Personnel Psychology
JF - Personnel Psychology
IS - 4
ER -