Adam Smith Business School

Professor Karen Niven, Sheffield University Management School

"How to win friends and influence people('s feelings)... And should we be doing so?"
Wednesday, 1 November. 10:00 am
Online Seminar

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Abstract

People try to influence the feelings of others in many of the relationships and interactions they share at (and outside of) work. In this presentation, Karen will be talking through her research on this process of 'interpersonal emotion regulation', focusing on the different strategies that people can use to influence others' feelings and which of these elicits the best results. She will also take a critical perspective, questioning whether individuals and organisations should be influencing others' feelings: what function does this process serve and for whom?

Bio

Karen Niven is a Professor of Organisational Psychology and the Head of the Work Psychology Group at Sheffield University Management School. Prior to her current position, she was a Professor and Head of the Organisational Psychology Group at Alliance Manchester Business School. Her research focuses on social relationships in the workplace, particularly how people influence the emotions of those around them and the 'darker' side of relationships (e.g. bullying, aggression). Karen has published in a range of organisational psychology, management and social psychology journals and co-edited two popular science books. She currently holds an Associate Editor role at Organizational Psychology Review and serves on the Editorial Review Boards of Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behaviour, Human Relations, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, and Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

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First published: 23 October 2023