A Multidimensional Model of Abusive Supervision and Work Incivility

Shahab Ali, Iftikhar Hussain, Farrukh Shahzad and Aneeqa Afaq
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Shahab Ali: School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
Iftikhar Hussain: Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Kotli 11100, Pakistan
Farrukh Shahzad: School of Economics and Management, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maonan, Maoming 525000, China
Aneeqa Afaq: Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Kotli 11100, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: The ubiquity of abusive supervision in the workplace, as well as the serious repercussions that come with it, has prompted scholars to investigate the numerous dynamics of this problem. This research examines the circumstances in which subordinates react to abusive supervisory behavior. The study hypothesizes the negative impacts of abusive supervision associated with the impression of unfairness and politics in the workplace toward a subordinate deviant attitude based on current research and theoretical perspectives. According to the suggested paradigm, abusive supervision leads to subordinates’ work incivility by creating an unfair and politically thrilling atmosphere in the workplace. Furthermore, the study found that political skill and work incivility are linked to each other; workers who are experts in using political tactics are not supposed to turn toward work incivility while responding to the abusive behavior of the top management. The research was based on the social exchange theory and uncertainty management theory.

Keywords: abusive supervision; perception of organizational politics; incivility; injustice; social exchange theory; uncertainty management theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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