The mediating effects of co-worker relationship between job affirmation expectation and job order request based on medical workers

Abstract

This study empirically examines how medical workers associate co-work relationship, job affirmation expectation, and job order request. Co-work relationship measures collaboration and trust among co-workers. Job affirmation expectation measures the belief that diligent work is rewarded. Job order request measures how demanding the work is. We document that medical worker perceptions of job order request are negatively related with affirmation expectations and co-work relationship. This association varies across worker characteristics: this relationship is stronger among single workers relative to married workers. When dealing with a demanding work environment, single workers think more negatively about the organizational system and compensation expectation. These findings are important because they document how the effects of a demanding work place may be mitigated. Expanding co-worker collaboration programs can help mitigate the negative effects of demanding work environments. Given the challenges of the current COVID-19 pandemic, this study highlights how demanding medical work environments can be improved.