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Empowered Employees As Social Deviants: The Role Of Abusive Supervision
Journal of Business and Psychology
  • Jeremy D. Mackey, Florida State University
  • Rachel E. Frieder, Old Dominion University
  • Pamela L. Perrewé, Florida State University
  • Vickie C. Gallagher, Cleveland State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2015
Keywords
  • abusive supervision; workplace deviance; empowerment; displaced agression; human resources
Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of psychological empowerment on the relationship between perceptions of abusive supervision and interpersonal deviance. Design/Methodology/Approach Data were obtained from members of a professional hotel management association (Sample 1: n = 96) and a diverse group of full-time employees (Sample 2: n = 130). We used hierarchical moderated multiple regression analyses to examine the effects of the perceived supervisory abuse 9 psychological empowerment interaction on coworker- and supervisordirected deviance.

DOI
10.1007/s10869-014-9345-x
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Citation Information
Mackey, J.D., Frieder, R.E., Perrewé, P.L., Gallagher, V.C., Brymer, R.A. (2015). Empowered employees as social deviants: The role of abusive supervision. Journal of Business and Psychology, 30(1), 149-162. doi: 10.1007/s10869-014-9345-x