Managing coworker conflict: investigating the effect of workplace phubbing and mindfulness on employee deviant and negligent behavior

Subburaj Alagarsamy, Sangeeta Mehrolia and Sangeetha Vinod

Evidence-based HRM, 2024, vol. 13, issue 5, 781-798

Abstract: PurposeThis study aims to examine the influence of workplace phubbing on employee deviant behavior and negligence, while also investigating the mediating role of coworker conflict. Additionally, the study explores the moderating effect of workplace mindfulness on the relationship between workplace phubbing, the mediators and employee deviant behavior and negligence.Design/methodology/approachData were gathered from employees in the service sector in the UAE using an online survey questionnaire. A total of 374 participants submitted complete responses. The study’s hypotheses were tested through regression-based moderated path analysis, incorporating conditional process modeling and nonlinear bootstrapping.FindingsThe study indicates that experiencing “phubbing” at work contributes to feelings of coworker conflict, which subsequently leads to increased interpersonal deviance and employee negligence. Moreover, workplace mindfulness weakens the positive influence of being phubbed on coworker conflict, interpersonal deviance and employee negligence.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, no previous studies have examined the negative impact of being “phubbed” at the individual employee level within the service industry. This study aims to contribute to both theory and practice by elucidating the mediating mechanism of coworker conflict and exploring the moderating effects of workplace mindfulness.

Keywords: Phubbing; Mindfulness; Coworker conflict; Employee deviant behavior; Employee negligence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-04-2024-0124

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