They can’t treat you well under abusive supervision: Investigating the impact of job satisfaction and extrinsic motivation on healthcare employees

Saeed Siyal, Maria Saeed, Munwar Hussain Pahi, Rukhman Solangi and Chunlin Xin
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Saeed Siyal: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.R. China
Maria Saeed: National University of Modern Languages, Pakistan
Munwar Hussain Pahi: PAF KIET, Pakistan
Rukhman Solangi: Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan
Chunlin Xin: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.R. China

Rationality and Society, 2021, vol. 33, issue 4, 401-423

Abstract: Building on the emerging research that has demonstrated the adverse effects of abusive supervision on employee performance, this research draws on the theories of prosocial motivation and action identification. We develop and empirically test a mediation model to examine the indirect impact of abusive supervision on employee performance. Data were obtained from 430 Chinese healthcare employees to validate and test our proposed hypotheses and generalize the findings from Western settings in the Eastern context. The findings indicate that abusive supervision is negatively related to employee performance. Job satisfaction and extrinsic motivation mediated this relationship. The study has some important theoretical and practical implications, and we have also discussed some future directions.

Keywords: Abusive supervision; China; employee performance; extrinsic motivation; healthcare employees; job satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/10434631211033660

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