Abusive Supervision: A Cataylist for the Employee Deviance Work Behavior

Abstract

Purpose: Employee behaviors play a key role in the development of any organization. Its positive behavior will boost up the performance of the organization while the negative will lower the performance of the organization. The behavior of the employee is affected by many factors but mainly they are affected by the other employees like their supervisor or colleagues who are working with them. Deviant workplace behavior is a challenge that almost all businesses face, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries where literacy rates are poor and poverty is high. Theft, stealing, taking excessive breaks, working slowly, expressing favoritism, leg dragging, verbal harassment, and so on are all examples of deviance behavior. This study aims to examine the impact of abusive supervision on employee deviance behavior in Baluchistan’s public universities, with the mediating influence of work stress and organizational injustice. This study also aims to examine the moderating role of subordinate ingratiation behavior on the relationship between abusive supervision and employee deviance behavior. Methodology: Primary data was collected by a closed-ended questionnaire from the 397 permanent employees of the public sector universities of Balochistan. The data analysis technique was PLS-SEM done by the PLS Smart. Findings: From the findings of this study, it is concluded that abusive supervision will lead to work stress which results produce deviant behavior in the employees of the public sector universities of Balochistan. Conclusion: It is recommended to the public sector universities of Balochistan control the abusive behaviors of the supervisor to reduce the work stress of the employees and make them productive.