Leader's Machiavellianism and employees' counterproductive work behavior: testing a moderated mediation model
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Machiavellian leadership increases counterproductive work behavior via abusive supervision in Chinese SMEs. Leader organizational politics amplifies this effect, highlighting risks in small and medium enterprises.
Area Of Science
- Organizational Behavior
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Background
- Counterproductive work behavior (CWB) poses significant risks to organizational resources and development.
- Employee behavior is strongly influenced by leadership styles, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- Machiavellian leadership and perceived abusive supervision are critical factors potentially driving CWB.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the relationship between Machiavellian leadership, perceived abusive supervision, and CWB in Chinese SMEs.
- To examine the mediating role of perceived abusive supervision in the link between Machiavellian leadership and CWB.
- To explore the moderating effect of leader organizational political behavior on the indirect relationship.
Main Methods
- Survey data collected from 289 employees in Chinese SMEs.
- Statistical analysis to test mediation and moderation hypotheses.
- Focus on perceived abusive supervision as a mediator and leader organizational political behavior as a moderator.
Main Results
- Machiavellian leadership positively influences CWB, with perceived abusive supervision acting as a significant mediator.
- Leader organizational political behavior moderates the indirect effect, strengthening the link between abusive supervision and CWB when leader political behavior is high.
- Findings highlight the detrimental impact of specific leadership tactics on employee behavior.
Conclusions
- Understanding leadership styles is crucial for mitigating CWB in SMEs.
- Interventions should address both Machiavellian tendencies and abusive supervision.
- Further research can build on these findings to develop strategies for fostering healthier work environments and reducing CWB.
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