TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Emotions and affect continue to garner widespread interest in the organizational sciences, and psychometric instruments tend to be the most often utilized method of assessing emotional phenomena in the workplace. However, psychometric questionnaires/surveys suffer from various shortcomings in that they may not adequately capture the underlying emotional experiences of individuals for various reasons (such as social desirability, lack of awareness, political posturing, and so forth). Neuroscience approaches allow researchers to directly assess the underlying neural activity that is occurring inside individuals’ brains. Accordingly, neuroscience can help researchers to overcome some of the limitations of surveys, thus allowing for both broader conceptualization and measurement. We briefly discuss the various neuroscience methodologies that can be used to help researchers gain insight into how individuals in the workplace experience emotions. Our discussion targets emotional contagion and emotional regulation as two areas that could especially benefit from utilizing a neuroscientific approach. We end the chapter with a consideration of practical implications.
VL  - 7
SN  - 978-1-78560-430-0, 978-1-78560-431-7/1479-3571
DO  - 10.1108/S1479-357120150000007008
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-357120150000007008
AU  - Reina Christopher S.
AU  - Peterson Suzanne J.
AU  - Waldman David A.
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Neuroscience as a basis for Understanding Emotions and Affect in Organizations
T2  - Organizational Neuroscience
T3  - Monographs in Leadership and Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 213
EP  - 232
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -