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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

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