scholarly journals Can an Abusive Supervision Be a Predictor of Doocing? Comment on Akram, Z.; Li, Y.; Akram, U. When Employees Are Emotionally Exhausted Due to Abusive Supervision. A Conservation-of-Resources Perspective. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3300

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9370
Author(s):  
Stefania Fantinelli
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Great Responsibility ◽  
Relevant Point

Thanks to the research work of Akram and colleagues on the consequences of an abusive supervision, it is possible to hypothesize a new point of view of the doocing phenomenon. According to the authors, an abusive supervision can cause, through the interaction of some mediators and moderators, counterproductive work behaviors; this comment proposes that these behaviors can be performed also in an online context. As a consequence, a worker could be fired because of something posted on social media (doocing). Another relevant point of view concerns the great responsibility given to supervisors and management with regard to the care of job environment from an emotional point of view.

When and why organizational cynicism leads to CWBs

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Naseer ◽  
Usman Raja ◽  
Fauzia Syed ◽  
Muhammad Usman Anwar Baig
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeUsing conservation of resources theory (COR), the authors test the combined effects of cynicism and psychological capital on counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) mediated through emotional exhaustion.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use a time-lagged independent source sample (N = 181) consisting of employee–peer dyads from service industry in Pakistan.FindingsModerated mediated regression analyses indicated that emotional exhaustion mediates the relationship between organizational cynicism and counterproductive work behaviors. Psychological capital moderates the relationship between organizational cynicism and emotional exhaustion such that organizational cynicism is positively related to exhaustion when psychological capital is low. Furthermore, conditional indirect effects show that emotional exhaustion mediates the relationship between organizational cynicism and counterproductive work behaviors only when employees' psychological capital is low.Originality/valueThe study suggests new mechanisms and boundary conditions through which cynicism triggers CWBs. The authors discuss the implications of the study’s findings and suggest possible directions for future research.

Social media snooping on job applicants

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1261-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Bret Becton ◽  
H. Jack Walker ◽  
J. Bruce Gilstrap ◽  
Paul H. Schwager
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Networking Website

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how HR professionals use social networking website information to evaluate applicants’ propensity to engage in counterproductive work behaviors and suitability for hire. Design/methodology/approach Using an experimental design, 354 HR professionals participated in a two-part study. In part 1, participants viewed a fictitious resume and rated the applicant’s likelihood to engage in counterproductive work behavior as well as likelihood of a hiring recommendation. In part 2, participants viewed a fictitious social networking website profile for the applicant and repeated the ratings from part 1. The authors analyzed their responses to determine the effect viewing a social network website (SNW) profile had on ratings of the applicant. Findings Unprofessional SNW information negatively affected ratings of applicants regardless of applicants’ qualifications, while professional SNW profile information failed to improve evaluations regardless of qualifications. Originality/value Anecdotal reports suggest that many employers use SNW information to eliminate job applicants from consideration despite an absence of empirical research that has examined how SNW content influences HR recruiters’ evaluation of job applicants. This study represents one of the first attempts to understand how HR professionals use such information in screening applicants. The findings suggest that unprofessional SNW profiles negatively influence recruiter evaluations while professional SNW profile content has little to no effect on evaluations.

scholarly journals When Employees are Emotionally Exhausted Due to Abusive Supervision. A Conservation-of-Resources Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (18) ◽  
pp. 3300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zubair Akram ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Umair Akram
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study represents an important step towards understanding why supervisors behave abusively towards their subordinates. Building on the conservation of resources theory, this study investigates the impact of abusive supervision on counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) from a stress perspective. Furthermore, job demands play a significant moderating effect, and emotional exhaustion has a mediating effect on the relationship between abusive supervision and CWBs. A time-lagged design was utilized to collect the data and a total of 350 supervisors-subordinates’ dyads are collected from Chinese manufacturing firms. The findings indicate that subordinates’ emotional exhaustion mediates the relationship between abusive supervision and CWBs only when subordinates are involved in a high frequency of job demands. Additionally, emotional exhaustion and abusive supervision were significantly moderated by job demands. However, the extant literature has provided that abusive supervision has detrimental effects on employees work behavior. The findings of this study provide new empirical and theoretical insights into the stress perspectives. Finally, implications for managers and related theories are discussed, along with the boundaries and future opportunities of this study.

scholarly journals Workplace Aggression and Violence

Management ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanyi Min ◽  
Mindy Shoss
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Workplace Aggression ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Observer Perspective ◽  
Situational Characteristics ◽  
The Individual

Workplace aggression is an umbrella construct that describes behaviors from insiders or outsiders of an organization that harm or intend to harm individuals in the organization. Workplace aggression involves both nonphysical and physical acts, with the latter labeled workplace violence. Organizational researchers have identified many constructs that fall under the label of workplace aggression, including counterproductive work behaviors, deviance, abusive supervision, incivility, and bullying, all of which refer to nonphysical acts of aggression. There is some debate, however, about the appropriateness of putting all of these constructs under the umbrella of workplace aggression and about the distinctiveness of the constructs, both conceptually and in their measurement. Given the wide variety of behaviors falling under the label of workplace aggression, previous research has sought to develop various methods to measure workplace aggression and violence, and some studies have attempted to examine the prevalence of these experiences. Research on workplace aggression has broadly proceeded along several streams. First, research from the actor perspective aims to understand the personal and situational characteristics that predict acts of aggression as well as potential explanatory mechanisms for these effects. Second, research from the target or victim perspective investigates consequences of being a victim of workplace aggression, including those impacting the individual, group, and organization. Third, research from the observer perspective examines the consequences of observing acts of aggression at work. Finally, a newer stream of research seeks to develop and test interventions to prevent and help employees cope with acts of workplace aggression.

Abusive Supervision and Counterproductive Work Behaviors

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coralia Sulea ◽  
Saul Fine ◽  
Gabriel Fischmann ◽  
Florin A. Sava ◽  
Catalina Dumitru
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Relationship

While counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) are considered to be associated with both personal and situational antecedents, the relationship between these two factors is not entirely understood. Toward a better understanding of this issue, the present study examined the moderating effects of personality traits on the relationship between a specific situational stressor, abusive supervision, and organization-targeted counterproductive behaviors (CWB-O). The results found significant main effects for both abusive supervision and personality, as expected, as well as a significant interaction between them, whereby employees with low scores in conscientiousness, agreeableness, and/or emotional stability were more likely to engage in CWB-O in response to abusive behaviors from their supervisors.

It's Only Abusive If I Care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai C. Bormann ◽  
Ian R. Gellatly
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Organizational Concern

Abstract. Drawing on conservation of resources (COR) theory, we propose that abusive supervision increases stress responses in targets, which, in turn, diminishes their ability to perform extra- and in-role work behaviors. However, based on COR theory, we argue that followers who are driven by low rather than high organizational concern motives place less value on their work and the social context in which technical activities occur. As such, feeling low organizational concern should make people less susceptible to abusive supervision rather than more so. Thus, organizational concern was proposed to moderate the abuse–stress relationship. Across two multisource studies, we found support for most of our hypotheses. Abusive supervision negatively affected organizational citizenship behaviors via increased stress, and low organizational concern was found to attenuate the detrimental effects of abusive supervision. Implications for leadership literature and future research are discussed.

Communication Via Social Media: How Employees Will Paradoxically Support the Organization while Putting Less Effort at Work

2021 ◽  
pp. 232948842110055
Author(s):  
Alice Labban ◽  
Lorenzo Bizzi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Relationship

Research on the effects of social media use by employees on work behaviors is inconclusive and showed mixed findings. To bring clarity to the extant literature, instead of focusing on generic social media use, we focus on a specific social media behavior—communication via social media with coworkers and friends—and theorize that it simultaneously triggers positive and negative effects on work behaviors through the mediation of opposite emotions. More specifically, our empirical study shows that employee communication via social media leads simultaneously to positive behaviors, predicting organizational citizenship behaviors, and negative behaviors, predicting counterproductive work behaviors. Happiness mediates the relationship between communication with social media and organizational citizenship behavior. Fatigue mediates the relationship between communication with social media and counterproductive work behaviors. The negative effects are stronger for communication with friends while the positive effects are more pronounced for communication with colleagues. Results are particularly revealing. Paradoxically, communication via social media makes employees happy and tired at the same time, making them likely to support the organization and coworkers while simultaneously working in counterproductive manner.

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