The moderating effect of team psychological empowerment on the relationship between abusive supervision and engagement
| Autor: | Steven Kilroy, Cliodhna O'Connor, Melrona Kirrane |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Human Resource Studies |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Abusive supervision Applied psychology 050109 social psychology Context (language use) SELF-DETERMINATION COWORKER SUPPORT Social support 0502 economics and business Employee engagement EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Emotional exhaustion Engagement Work engagement 05 social sciences MEDIATING ROLE Team psychological empowerment ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH Negative relationship EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION JOB DEMANDS DESTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP WORK ENGAGEMENT Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Survey data collection Psychology SOCIAL SUPPORT 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 40(1). Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0143-7739 |
| Popis: | PurposeManagers exert considerable effort to foster employee engagement given its positive organisational consequences. However abusive supervision, not uncommon in the organisational context, is said to damage hard-won gains in this arena. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the deleterious effects of abusive supervision on engagement can be attenuated. Specifically, the paper examines the moderating role of team psychological empowerment (TPE) in the negative relationship between abusive supervision and engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs survey data from a diverse sample of 191 employees.FindingsAbusive supervision is negatively associated with employee engagement. TPE moderates the negative relationship between abusive supervision and engagement (vigour and dedication components).Research limitations/implicationsThe use of self-report measures in this cross-sectional study limits the generalisability of the findings and inferences of causality. Future studies should replicate this investigation among intact teams.Practical implicationsInterventions designed to build team effective team dynamics are accessible and fruitful approaches managers can use to counteract the destructive effects of abusive supervision.Originality/valueManagers need to have multiple routes to address the challenges raised by prevalent abusive supervision. The study highlights that working to enhance team dynamics is a cogent strategy to deal with this destructive feature of many organisational contexts. |
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