Defence mechanisms as predictors of trust and positive relationships in top management teams

Author:

Glińska-Neweś Aldona1ORCID,Barabasz Adela2ORCID,Escher Iwona1ORCID,Fu Yusheng1

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland

2. Faculty of Management, The Wroclaw University ofEconomics, Wrocław, Poland

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Top managers are heavily exposed to strong negative emotions due to the difficult decisive situations that they experience and the persistent pressure of time and uncertainty. At the same time, the relationships they build within TMTs shape their decisions, experiences and reactions at work. The paper refers to defence mechanisms as relatively persistent means of individual response to unwanted emotions and affects. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the paper is to examine the defence mechanisms of TMT members as antecedents of perceived trustworthiness of other team members and positive relationships in the team. METHODS: The empirical study was conducted in a sample of 123 members of top management teams representing furniture industry companies in Poland. RESULTS: The results show that defence mechanisms determine TMT members’ perception of trustworthiness of other team-members and that perceived trustworthiness mediates the relation between the defence mechanisms of TMT members and their evaluation of relationships within a team. CONCLUSIONS: The study explains links between individual characteristics of TMT members and processes within the teams. It contributes to upper echelon theory and literature on trust and positive relationships at work. It also contributes to the line of research introducing unconscious processes and emotions to management studies.

Publisher

IOS Press

Subject

General Business, Management and Accounting

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