The role of emotional expressions at work

ABSTRACT

The  research I conduct in the context of my PhD focuses on the topic of emotions in organizations. By focusing on followers' interaction with their leaders, it attempts to examine the role of leader distinct emotional expressions as sources of social information for their followers. This research presents three projects. The first project looks into how leader emotional expressions of pride, in this case authentic and hubristic pride, affect newcomer employee perceptions of  belongingness and in turn their performance, as an indicator of  adjustment in the new workplace. The second project examines the role of interest as an emotion expressed in interactions in the organizational context. In short, it attempts to examine the inferences that the experience of expressed interest inspires in the context of leader-follower interactions. The third paper is formulating to revolve around the independent effects that the processes of cognitive and emotional organizational socialization have for newcomer employees.

Alexandra Androulidaki started her PhD studies at KLU in June 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Prisca Brosi and Prof. Dr. Niels Van Quaquebeke. Her academic interests revolve around the topic of emotions in organizations. Alexandra graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with concentration in Management from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She has obtained a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM). In her master thesis, she investigated managerial reactions in response to employee upward voice. After her master studies, Alexandra gained further academic experience working as a Research, Teaching and Coordination assistant for the Erasmus Center for Leadership.