Golnik, Malin (2025) Difference Makes a Difference: The Effects of Perceived Dissimilarity and Psychological Safety on Idea Sharing in the Workplace. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This research examines the effect of psychological safety on the relationship between perceived dissimilarity and idea sharing. I hypothesized psychological safety to moderate the relationship between perceived dissimilarity and idea sharing in the workplace. Specifically, I proposed perceived dissimilarity to be negatively related to idea sharing if levels of psychological safety were low, but less negative or even positive in an environment of high psychological safety. The proposed moderation model was tested in a cross-sectional online questionnaire that employees from various organizations participated in (n = 183). No support for a moderation model was found, but explorative analysis discovered psychological safety to mediate the effects of perceived dissimilarity on idea sharing. The results indicate that psychological safety can act as a buffer against the negative effects perceived dissimilarity can have on employees' willingness to share their ideas with their coworkers, which emphasizes the importance of a psychological safety climate in the workplace for the facilitation of creative idea sharing, especially in diverse teams. Keywords: Idea sharing, Perceived dissimilarity, Psychological safety, Innovation, Organizational creativity
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Rietzschel, E.F. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2025 11:22 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2025 11:22 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4582 |
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