The Impact of Work Connectivity Behavior on Employee Time Theft: The Role of Revenge Motive and Leader-Member Exchange
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Employee time theft is a costly issue. This study found that work connectivity behavior can increase time theft by triggering revenge, but strong leader-member exchange can mitigate this effect.
Area Of Science
- Organizational Behavior
- Business Ethics
- Psychology
Background
- Employee time theft is a prevalent and expensive problem across industries.
- Existing research on the drivers of employee time theft is limited.
- Understanding the mechanisms behind unethical behavior is crucial for organizations.
Purpose Of The Study
- To empirically investigate how work connectivity behavior influences employee time theft.
- To examine the mediating role of revenge motives in this relationship.
- To explore the moderating effect of leader-member exchange.
Main Methods
- Utilized social exchange theory as the theoretical framework.
- Collected data from a sample of 330 employees.
- Employed statistical analysis to test a moderated mediation model.
Main Results
- Work connectivity behavior was found to positively predict employee time theft.
- Revenge motives significantly mediated the relationship between work connectivity behavior and time theft.
- Leader-member exchange weakened both the direct and indirect effects.
Conclusions
- Work connectivity behavior can foster employee time theft through revenge motives.
- Effective leader-member exchange is a critical factor in mitigating this unethical behavior.
- The findings offer practical strategies for organizations to reduce time theft.
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