Alone in a Crowded Office: Antecedents and Consequences of Loneliness in the Workplace

Loneliness in the workplace is an increasingly prevalent experience, and has been described as an epidemic with pernicious effects for individuals and organizations. These include reduced creativity, poorer job performance, and other effects on general well-being. While experiences of unmet belonging in organizations have been studied primarily through the specific lens of ostracism, loneliness is a broader affective phenomenon that can occur...