Title: Does hostile environment encourages abusive supervision and deviant work behaviours: a mediation approach

Authors: Muhammad Khaleel; Shankar Chelliah

Addresses: Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia ' Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Abstract: This study aims to examine the role of hostile climate in initiating abusive supervision and the mediating role of abusive supervision between the relationship of perceived hostile climate and workplace deviance. A cross-sectional study design was employed to collect the data from the 358 respondents in manufacturing SMEs in Pakistan. Results of the study revealed that perceived hostile climate is significantly related to abusive supervision and workplace deviance. Abusive supervision is significantly related to workplace deviance and it mediates the relationship between perceived hostile climate and workplace deviance. The findings of the current study give insight to the academicians and managers on the prevalence of abuse in the workplace. Further, limitations and future recommendations are given in this study. To the best of our knowledge, this study is one of its own kinds no such study has been conducted before.

Keywords: abusive supervision; hostile work environment; workplace deviance; mistreatment; stress and coping.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2023.127486

International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2023 Vol.17 No.1, pp.99 - 110

Received: 15 May 2021
Accepted: 25 Jun 2021
Published online: 06 Dec 2022 *