Impact of Narcissistic Leadership on Employees Counterproductive Work Behavior under Mediating Role of Psychological Contract Breach and Moderating Role of Psychological Capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-380
Author(s):  
ABDUL QAYYUM ◽  
SANA UR REHMAN ◽  
MUHAMMAD SARMAD
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Mediating Role

This study investigates the effect of narcissistic leadership on employees’ counterproductive work behavior under the lens of social exchange theory. The mediating role of psychological contract breach and moderating effect of psychological capital is also analyzed in said causal relationship. Using convenience sampling technique, data was collected from 302 middle tier employees working across banking sector of Pakistan. Data was analyzed through statistical techniques in SPSS. The results disclosed that narcissistic leader (NL) behavior significantly affects psychological contract breach (PCB) and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) of employees. PCB positively effects CWB and partially mediates between NL and CWB. Contrary to expectation the moderation role of psychological capital (PsyCap) between NL and CWB is not established. Thus, implications are provided for targeted sector and discussion is elaborated for similar sectors as well. Keywords: Narcissistic Leadership (NL), Psychological Capital (PsyCap), Psychological Contract Breach (PCB), Counterproductive work Behavior (CWB).

Employees’ responses to psychological contract breach: The mediating role of organizational cynicism

2020 ◽  
pp. 0143831X2095847
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waseem Bari ◽  
Qurrah-tul-ain ◽  
Muhammad Abrar ◽  
Meng Fanchen
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organizational Cynicism

This study evaluates employees’ responses (turnover intention and counterproductive work behavior) to different forms of psychological contract breach (relational and transactional), and the mediating role of organizational cynicism between employees’ responses and psychological contract breach. This study used a time lag technique for data collection from 411 bank employees in Pakistan. PLS-SEM and SmartPls software were applied for data analyses. The findings show that relational psychological contract breach has no significant impact on turnover intention but transactional psychological contract breach has a significant impact on turnover intention. However, counterproductive work behavior has a significant association with both forms of psychological contract breach (relational and transactional). Organizational cynicism significantly mediates the relation of relational psychological contract breach and turnover intention, but fails to mediate the relation between transactional psychological contract breach and turnover intention. Contrary to this, organizational cynicism partially mediates the relation between psychological contract breach (relational and transactional) and counterproductive work behavior. The implications and future directions are discussed in the last section of this study.

The relationship between psychological contract breach and counterproductive work behavior in social enterprises: Do paid employees and volunteers differ?

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 727-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannick Griep ◽  
Tim Vantilborgh ◽  
Samantha K Jones
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship

Scholars agree that counterproductive work behavior (CWB) is instigated by psychological contract breach and feelings of violation. This article focuses on the mediating role of feelings of violation (a mixture of negative emotions) in the relationship between psychological contract breach and CWB, and assesses whether volunteers and paid employees experience a similar chain of events. The study uses Mplus 7 to estimate a moderated mediation model with bootstrapping. The results indicate that both paid employees and volunteers (1) experience feelings of violation when perceiving psychological contract breach, and (2) engage in CWB targeted to the organization (CWB-O) when experiencing feelings of violation. However, these relationships were not significantly different when comparing paid employees and volunteers. It is hence concluded that a similar chain of cognitions and emotions explains why volunteers and paid employees engage in CWB-O. In unraveling this sequence, possibilities for targeted interventions are suggested.

Psychological Contract Breach and Organizational Deviance Behaviour: Mediating Role of Professional Commitment

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-50
Author(s):  
Ganesh Bhattarai ◽  
Dipendra Karki ◽  
Rewan Kumar Dahal
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Professional Commitment ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Organizational Deviance ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Government Organization ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

This study was carried out to measure the direct impact of employees’ psychological contract breach on organizational deviance behavior and professional commitment, direct impact of professional commitment on organizational deviance behavior, and mediating role of professional commitment in the relationship between psychological contract breaches to organizational deviance behavior.  As the respondents, 426 employees working in Nepalese non-profit making organization (i.e. international non-government organization working in Nepalas well as national level non-government organization) were surveyed. were drawn from the analysis of crosses sectional perceptual data adopting quantitative research method, deducting reasoning approach and positivist research philosophy.  Regression analysis, after the confirmatory factor analysis, revealed that (a) employee’s psychological contract breach was positively associated with organizational deviance behavior, (b) employees psychological contract was negatively associated with professional commitment, (c) employees’ professional commitment was negatively associated with organizational deviance behavior, and (d) professional commitment mediated the relationship of psychological contract breach to organizational deviance behavior. Moreover, regarding effect size, the direct effect size of psychological contract breach to predict organizational deviance behavior was .86, and an indirect effect through professional commitment was -.12.Based on the study's conclusion, numbers of theoretical implication and practical implications are suggested.

scholarly journals Role of Psychological Contract Breach and Violation in Generating Emotional Exhaustion: The Mediating Role of Job Procrastination

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
Ali Abdulhassan Abbas ◽  
◽  
Hussein Hurajah Al Hasnawia ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Daily Wage

This search aims to study the extent to which Psychological Contract Breach affects and produces Emotional Exhaustion amongst employees through the emergence of a state of procrastination at the level of a sample of daily wage employees in the Colleges of Karbala University in Iraq. The study adopted the measures devised by Suazo (2009) to measure the Psychological Contract Breach and Violation, Strunk et al. (2013) to measure Job Procrastination, and Lewin and Sager (2009) to measure Emotional Exhaustion. The study’s sample consisted of 309 individuals. Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Multiple Regression, and path analysis were used to test the hypotheses, and a number of conclusions were reached. Most importantly, the feeling among employees of Psychological Contract Breach, in turn leading to an increase in their levels of emotional exhaustion, has been explained in detail with the identification of the most important treatments to reduce Psychological Contract Breach in order to reduce the negative results arising from it.

scholarly journals Caught in the Middle: How and When Psychological Contract Breach by Subordinates Relates to Weekly Emotional Exhaustion of Supervisors

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen P. de Jong ◽  
Mike Clinton ◽  
Matthijs Bal ◽  
Beatrice Van Der Heijden
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Research ◽  
Mediating Role

In psychological contract research, the side of the supervisor is strongly underexposed. However, supervisors are responsible for maintaining relationships with both their subordinates and senior management and are likely to be influenced by events unfolding in these relationships. In this study, we state that supervisor well-being may be affected by subordinates who fail to meet their obligations. This study adds to psychological contract research by developing an understanding of how and when subordinate psychological contract breach (PCB) is associated with supervisor emotional exhaustion. Through a weekly diary survey among 56 Dutch supervisors, we test hypotheses about the relationships between subordinate PCB and the emotional exhaustion of the supervisor, the mediating role of perceptions of performance pressure by the supervisor in this relationship, and the moderating role of i-deals between the supervisor and senior management. Multilevel analyses support the first two hypotheses, but contradictory to our expectations show that the positive association between subordinate PCB and the emotional exhaustion of the supervisor is strengthened when the supervisor has high levels of i-deals with senior management. We discuss the findings in relation to their contribution to psychological contract theory.

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