Faculty Publications
Impact Of Abusive Supervision On Deviant Work Behavior: The Role Of Islamic Work Ethic
Document Type
Article
Keywords
abusive supervision, deviant workplace behavior, Islamic Work Ethic
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Business Ethics
Volume
28
Issue
2
First Page
221
Last Page
233
Abstract
In this article, we examined the relationship between abusive supervision and deviant workplace behavior and the moderating role of an Islamic Work Ethic. Three hundred and thirty-six employees in different organizations (specializing in software development, medicine, law enforcement, telecommunication, pharmaceutics, and banking) across Pakistan completed our questionnaire. The results revealed that abusive supervision was positively related to deviant workplace behavior. Moreover, the moderation of an Islamic Work Ethic on the relationship between abusive supervision and deviant work behavior was confirmed. The study contributed in many ways. It expanded literature by revealing a weaker relationship between abusive supervision and deviant behavior when Islamic Work Ethic (IWE) was high. It also tested the conservation of resources theory by providing a plausible reasoning of the role of IWE in employee motivation. By integrating IWE as a resource in the workplace, practitioners would learn that the proper use of resources would produce satisfied workers who would not indulge in deviant workplace behaviors.
Department
Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Original Publication Date
4-1-2019
DOI of published version
10.1111/beer.12212
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Javed, Basharat; Fatima, Tasneem; Yasin, Raja Mehtab; Jahanzeb, Sadia; and Rawwas, Muhammad Y.A., "Impact Of Abusive Supervision On Deviant Work Behavior: The Role Of Islamic Work Ethic" (2019). Faculty Publications. 519.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/519