Psychological distance is the perception of how close an individual is to another person, group, or organization. This is a perception that can only be measured by the impression of the individual.
The greater the sense of psychological distance, the greater the negative impact on the team in terms of innovation effectiveness: confidence, job satisfaction, clarity of roles and objectives, and project success.
A low psychological distance ensures a higher level of employee engagement, greater cohesion between members, increases individual satisfaction, facilitates communication between colleagues, accelerates the process of building trust, allows the creation of a culture, and ultimately increases the performance of workers.