Perceived Organizational Obstruction: A Mediator That Addresses Source-Target Misalignment Between Abusive Supervision and OCBs

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• Personal Author:
  Brees JR ; Carson JE ; Huang L ; Mackey JD ; McAllister CP
• Description:
  We examine perceived organizational obstruction as a mediator in the relationship between abusive supervision and subordinates' organizational citizenship behaviors directed toward organizations. We seek to provide a nuanced understanding of why subordinates who perceive supervisory mistreatment would target organizations with behavioral responses. Specifically, we study the implications of examining relationships between inconsistent sources of social exchange perceptions (e.g., supervisory perceptions) and targets of social exchange behaviors (e.g., organizational responses), which we refer to as social exchange source-target misalignment. Results from 3 studies (Study 1: n = 109; Study 2: n = 213; Study 3: n = 228) demonstrate evidence that abusive supervision is indirectly and negatively associated with organizational citizenship behaviors directed toward organizations through perceived organizational obstruction and that this conditional indirect effect is stronger for subordinates who perceive higher levels of supervisor organizational embodiment than others. Examining the social exchange tandem of perceived organizational obstruction and supervisor organizational embodiment provides a novel and useful means of aligning sources and targets of negative social exchange relationships across subordinates, supervisors, and organizations in order to advance our understanding of the social exchange antecedents and consequences of perceived organizational obstruction. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Abusive Supervision Interpersonal Mistreatment OCB Perceived Organizational Obstruction Psychological Effects Psychological Factors Social Exchange Sociology Supervisory Personnel Work Organization
• ISSN:
  0894-3796
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059615
• Citation:
  J Organ Behav 2018 Dec; 39(10):1283-1295
• Contact Point Address:
  Jeremy D. Mackey, Harbert College of Business, Department of Management, Auburn University, Lowder Business Building, 405 W. Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, Alabama 36849, U.S.A.
• Email:
  jmackey@auburn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Organizational Behavior
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6a1409a39c347a961e83b062353fdcc451ddc1c5261d8a999ac0cb018b97fa00cc9346498c495f85845a2d71c5027a24b4e53b147a0a10a5583f1243d31c14b8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223775/cdc_223775_DS1.pdf
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