Responses to co-workers receiving recognition at work

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of co-workers receiving recognition on two types of responses, namely emotions (positive and negative) and behavioral intentions (interpersonal counterproductive behavior and interpersonal citizenship behavior). Design/methodology/approach - This study is an experimental scenario study with a 2 x 2 between-subjects design with 246 employees from a local health care organization. Findings - The findings reveal that the relation between the recognition of others and positive or negative emotions was moderated by the quality of the relationship between both actors. Further, as hypothesized, the relation between the recognition of others and interpersonal counterproductive behavior was moderated by relationship quality. Contrary to the authors' expectations, relationship quality did not moderate the relation between employee recognition and interpersonal citizenship behavior. Practical implications - This study provides useful suggestions for managers to diminish undesired (i.e. negative emotions and interpersonal counterproductive behavior) and enhance desired emotions and behaviors (i.e. positive emotions and interpersonal citizenship behavior). Originality/value - This study is the first to show that employee recognition may have negative effects on the emotions of others and interpersonal behavior (i.e. interpersonal counterproductive behavior)

Effect of citric acid concentration on demineralization and pyrolysis of sugarcane residues as analyzed by analytical pyrolysis

The citric acid (CA) has been proven to be an appropriate leaching agent for sugarcane residues en route to producing upgraded bio-oils via fast pyrolysis. Moreover, it is evident that the economic feasibility of sugarcane residues pretreatment via acid leaching, heavily relies on the acid concentration. Therefore, in this study, we report on the effect of pretreating sugarcane trash (SCT) and sugarcane bagasse (SCB) with different concentrations of CA to achieve the demineralization of biomass. The pretreated SCT and SCB were subject to fast pyrolysis and the chemical composition of pyrolysis vapors was correlated to the results of biomass demineralization. The ash content varied slightly in both residues upon a decrease in the concentration of the leaching solution. Studies of pretreated SCT and SCB showed an increase in the production of levoglucosan concerning the raw feedstock, demonstrating a clear indication of the undesirable effect of the alkali and alkaline earth metals during analytical pyrolysis at 500 degrees C. The nonparametric analysis of results revealed that the pretreatment with lowest concentrations for CA (0.096 kg/dm(3)) and 0.251 kg/dm(3) for H2SO4 have a similar influence on the production of levoglucosan than higher concentrations tested