Communication Colloquium Series: Do You Understand Me? The Differential Effect of Three Facets of Perspective Taking on Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior
Monday, March 20, 2017 1:30pm to 2:45pm
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Cornell University Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
https://communication.cals.cornell.edu/news-eventsDo You Understand Me? The Differential Effect of Three Facets of Perspective Taking on Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior
The importance of engaging in perspective taking for communication and for cooperation is well established. In contrast, the effect of the fuzzier relational construct of received perspective taking (“being known”) is a less well understood, but potentially a powerful motivator of prosocial and inhibitor of antisocial behavior. Using multiple data sets, this talk will draw on Fuzzy Trace Theory to introduce the construct of received perspective taking, distinguish it from empathic accuracy and validate a new measure. Using a separate data set, Dr. Michele Williams will take the novel approach of examining the direct, moderating and substitution effects of three key perspective taking-related variables on prosocial and antisocial behavior in organizations. Dr. Williams looks forward to discussing the implication of the study’s findings for communication and relational viewpoints on perspective taking.
Michele Williams (Ph.D. University of Michigan) is an assistant professor at the Tippie School of Business, University of Iowa. She is visiting the Department of Communication at Cornell University this semester and is also a faculty fellow associated with several initiatives at Cornell: The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, the Smith Family Business Initiative, the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, the Atkins Center for a Sustainable Future and the Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Initiative. Dr. Williams’s research focuses on the development of cooperative, high-performance interpersonal relationships. She examines (1) trust, perspective taking, emotion and other relational foundations of sustainable collaboration and (2) gender and social categorization. Her work has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Leadership Quarterly and other outlets. She is on the editorial board of Organization Science and an Associate Editor for The Journal of Trust Research. She has shared her research findings with the public as a guest on the PBS program “To the Contrary” as well as the London School of Economics (LSE) review blog and other social media outlets such as Twitter.
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