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This research aims to understand how negative performance feedback influences supervisors' bottom-line mentality and the conditions that intensify this effect.

January 18, 2026Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

Coping with the Threat? Investigating How and When Negative Performance Feedback Leads to Supervisor Bottom-line Mentality

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This research aims to understand how negative performance feedback influences supervisors' bottom-line mentality and the conditions that intensify this effect.
Conducted a scenario-based experiment to observe immediate reactions to negative feedback.
Implemented a three-wave time-lagged field study to assess long-term effects and dynamics over time.
Examined the moderating effects of competitive climate and trait competitiveness on supervisor responses.
Negative performance feedback heightens supervisors' perception of threat.
Increased threat perception leads to a stronger bottom-line mentality among supervisors.
The impact of feedback is amplified in a highly competitive climate compared to a less competitive one.

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Two studies examine how negative performance feedback affects supervisor behavior, emphasizing threat perception and competitive factors.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c7791eb60fb80d1395c19 https://doi.org/10.1177/15480518251413390

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Coping with the Threat? Investigating How and When Negative Performance Feedback Leads to Supervisor Bottom-line Mentality

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