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- Title
The Role of Leader-Member Exchange Relations and Individual Differences on Counterproductive Work Behavior.
- Authors
Newton, Chad; Perlow, Richard
- Abstract
Although researchers have documented relations between abusive supervision and subordinate counterproductive work behavior (CWB), might CWB result from non-abusive treatment? We address the question by examining the relation between leader-member relations (LMX) and CWB as well as potential mediators and moderators of that relation. One hundred and eighty subordinates completed surveys assessing their LMX quality, entitlement, negative emotions, self-control, and CWB. Twenty-six supervisors also provided CWB data on 88 of those subordinates. We found that subordinates reporting lower quality relations with their supervisors were more likely to experience CWB than other subordinates and that anger mediated that relation. There was some support for the moderating effect of self-control on the negative emotion – CWB relation. Entitlement did not moderate the LMX – anger relation as hypothesized. One implication is that supervisors do not have to treat their subordinates poorly for the subordinates to react negatively and engage in behavior detrimental to their organization.
- Subjects
COUNTERPRODUCTIVITY (Labor); LEADER-member exchange theory; INDIVIDUAL differences; ORGANIZATIONAL citizenship behavior; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; SELF-control
- Publication
Psychological Reports, 2024, Vol 127, Issue 4, p2050
- ISSN
0033-2941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0033294121989298