Abstract
On one hand, high-maintenance employees have been described as workplace irritants and toxic energy drainers (Burke & Witt, 2004; Conner, 2013). On the other hand, they have also been deemed charismatic, task-oriented, breakthrough thinkers (Leviss, 2005). The current lack of consensus of what exactly a high-maintenance employee is, shows a clear lack of understanding of this prevalent employee type. This developmental paper seeks to provide clarity on high-maintenance employees and their effect on others in the workplace. Toward this pursuit, the manuscript seeks to contribute towards creating a consensus on the definition of high-maintenance employees. In this research proposal, we hope to leverage discussion in the developmental paper sessions traditionally offered by AOM to improve our theory and research design prior to the execution of the study.
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