Neurodivergence and Boundary Spanning as Predictors of Social Skills and Diversity Climate

Jan van Rijswijk, Petru L. Curşeu () and Lise A. van Oortmerssen
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Jan van Rijswijk: Department of Organisation, Open Universiteit, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands
Petru L. Curşeu: Department of Organisation, Open Universiteit, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands
Lise A. van Oortmerssen: Department of Organisation, Open Universiteit, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands

Administrative Sciences, 2024, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: We report a multilevel investigation of the interplay between neurodivergence and boundary-spanning activities in groups as predictors of social skills and diversity climate. In a sample of 357 group members nested in 70 organizational groups, we show that neurodivergence negatively affects conversational and work-related social skills. We also show that boundary spanning attenuates the association between neurodivergence and social skills. We discuss differences observed for within- as well as between-group effects and discuss the indirect association between neurodivergence and diversity climate as significantly mediated by conversational skills. Our study makes important contributions to the literature on neurodivergence in the workplace, showing the beneficial role of engaging in boundary-spanning activities.

Keywords: neurodivergence; boundary spanning; social skills; communication; neurodiversity; diversity climate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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