A Tale of Passion: Linking Job Passion and Cognitive Engagement to Employee Work Performance
研究通过调查509名保险公司员工，发现和谐型工作激情通过认知专注（尤其是沉浸感）提升工作绩效，而强迫型激情虽与认知注意力负相关，但对整体绩效无显著影响。
We propose a model of job passion that links two types of passion, harmonious and obsessive passion, to employees' work performance, via the mediating mechanism of cognitive engagement (comprising attention and absorption). Results from a survey conducted with 509 employees from an insurance firm indicate that employees with harmonious passion performed better at work, and that this relationship was mediated primarily by cognitive absorption, that is, the intensity of focus and immersion experienced by the employees when working. However, even though obsessive passion was negatively related to cognitive attention (i.e. the amount of cognitive resources spent thinking about work), it did not have a significant relationship to work performance overall. We identify and discuss research and practical implications for job passion and performance management.