Abusive supervision and counterproductive work behaviors under generational differences: a chain mediation model between perception of organizational politics and defensive silence
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Abusive supervision fuels counterproductive work behaviors, with generational differences influencing this link. Perceptions of organizational politics and defensive silence act as key mediators across age groups.
Area Of Science
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resource Management
- Psychology
Background
- Abusive supervision negatively impacts employee behavior and organizational sustainability.
- Understanding generational differences is crucial for managing workplace dynamics.
- Counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) pose significant threats to organizations.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the mediating roles of organizational politics perceptions and defensive silence in the abusive supervision-CWB relationship.
- To investigate how these mediating effects differ across generational cohorts (Post-80s, Post-90s, Post-00s).
- To identify the impact of generational gaps on responses to abusive supervision.
Main Methods
- Survey data collected from 441 Chinese manufacturing employees across different generations.
- Statistical analysis using SPSS and Amos software.
- Exploration of chained mediation effects.
Main Results
- Abusive supervision significantly predicts counterproductive work behaviors.
- Perceptions of organizational politics and defensive silence mediate the relationship between abusive supervision and CWBs, forming a chained effect.
- Significant differences in these mediating effects were observed among the Post-80s, Post-90s, and Post-00s generations.
Conclusions
- Generational differences shape employee responses to abusive supervision and subsequent CWBs.
- Organizational politics perceptions and defensive silence are critical mediators, highlighting a generational gap.
- Findings offer novel insights into managing generational diversity and mitigating negative workplace behaviors.
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