Work better with the boss at a distance – New Technology

To sit too close to his boss can go out on the quality of the work performed, shows the Dutch research.

– If someone kick a dog before your eyes, you are upset, says Gijs van Houwelingen, scientists at Rotterdam School of Management. But if you hear that someone has kicked a dog somewhere in the world, you will probably not be as upset.

The parable shows the relevance of how we are affected by negative events. In a series of experiments conducted at the school was noted that middle managers took after his superiors worst sides more the closer they sit next to these managers.

At five trials with 150 participants the researchers could clearly state that the closer their superiors of the heads set, the greater the propensity to repeat an unfair behavior towards his subordinates.

The conclusion is that the physical proximity of the head also affects the mental nearby.

When the physical distance increased, the tendency to identify with the boss.

More about the study here