Linkages among workplace negative behavioral incidents

Ismatilla Mardanov and John Cherry

Evidence-based HRM, 2018, vol. 6, issue 2, 221-240

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence of the linkages between such negative workplace behaviors as abusive supervision and coworker bullying (CB)/mobbing; also, the study explores the linkages between such negative behaviors and work-life outcomes. Design/methodology/approach - The authors use “negative acts,” abusive supervision, and workplace bullying/mobbing and develop work-life outcomes scales to test a data set collected from randomly selected respondents in the Midwest of the USA. The two-stage data collection offsets common method variance. Findings - The authors find evidence that American supervisors and employees commit negative behavioral acts rarely. However, the data analyses indicate that many significant relationships exist among negative acts, abusive supervision, CB/mobbing, and employee well-being. Research limitations/implications - Companies are reluctant to allow surveying their employees on the subject of negative acts. Therefore, respondents in this study are a random sample. Many statistically significant interrelationships were detected. Practical implications - This study will reinvigorate discussion on workplace negative behaviors, bullying, and their effects on employee well-being. Social implications - Addressing and reducing negative workplace behaviors will reduce employee stress and anxiety and improve the quality of employees’ work and life. Originality/value - The scales were selected and developed, and the data set was constructed specifically for this study; the interactions of negative acts, abusive supervision, CB and mobbing, and work-life outcomes are tested together in a workplace scenario for the first time.

Keywords: Well-being; Bullying; Mobbing; Abusive supervision; Negative acts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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