Helpful or hurtful? A study on the behavior choice of bystanders in the context of abusive supervision
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21620121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wu Wei (0000-0001-5643-8739, Wuhan University), Hao Chen (0000-0002-8873-8266, Wuhan University), Jinchao Feng (0000-0003-3879-4363, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Jie Feng (0000-0002-3988-9148), Jingya Li (0000-0002-8561-7397, Ningxia University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 623-643 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Conflict Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-4068 • E-ISSN: 1758-8545 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijcma-10-2022-0167 |
| OpenAlex | W4360961871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 67 |
Purpose The purpose of this study is to reveal the mechanism of peer abusive supervision on bystander behavior based on the perspective of bystander from two different paths of bystander empathy and bystander hostility toward supervisor. At the same time, it discusses the moderation effect of bystander traditionality on the two paths. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a three-wave longitudinal survey. The data were collected from 454 employees and their coworkers in several Chinese enterprises. The authors used Mplus 7.4 and adopted a bootstrapping technique in the data analysis. Findings Peer abusive supervision leads bystanders to empathize with the abused colleague and thus exhibit more organizational citizenship behaviors, and peer abusive supervision also induces bystanders to develop hostility toward the abusive supervisor and thus produce more workplace negative gossip behaviors. In addition, it is found that bystander traditionality has a moderation effect in the process by which peer perceptions of abusive supervision influence bystander empathy and bystander hostility. Originality/value Based on Affective Events Theory, this study explores the mechanism of colleague perception of abusive supervision on bystander behavior from a bystander perspective. The results of this study not only provide a more comprehensive expansion of the weighting factors in the influence mechanism of abusive supervision but also provide new ideas for organizations to reduce the negative effects of workplace abusive behaviors
Abusive supervision · Bystander effect · Empathy · Hostility · Moderation · Supervisor · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |