Self-as-object and self-as-subject in the workplace

• Published in: Organizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 136; pp. 36 - 46
• Main Authors: Brockner, Joel, Wiesenfeld, Batia M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.09.2016; Elsevier; Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc
• Subjects: Behavior; Behavior change; Convergence; Depletion; Ego; Employee attitude; Ethics; Identity; Motivation; Organizational behavior; Organizational behaviour; Organizational change; Power; Self concept; Self regulation; Selfaffirmation; Social identity; Studies; Workplaces

•The self exerts influence at work as object (as a target of reflected appraisal).•The self also exerts influence as subject, e.g., by maintaining executive control.•The distinction between the two sheds light on numerous areas in micro-OB.•These areas include motivation, organizational change, ethi...