Journal
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
Volume 169, Issue 4, Pages 695-711Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-019-04315-4
Keywords
Abusive supervision; Peer abusive supervision; Schadenfreude; Goal interdependence; Work engagement
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71672139, 71932007]
- Humanities and Social Science Talent Plan of Shaanxi University
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Abusive supervision not only has negative effects on direct victims, but may also impact third parties, leading to feelings of schadenfreude and increased work engagement. Competitive goal interdependence facilitates the indirect relationship between peer abusive supervision and third parties' responses.
Abusive supervision negatively affects its direct victims. However, recent studies have begun to explore how abusive supervision affects third parties (peer abusive supervision). We use the emotion-based process model of schadenfreude as a basis to suggest that third parties will experience schadenfreude and increase their work engagement as a response to peer abusive supervision (PAS). Furthermore, we suggest that the context of competitive goal interdependence facilitates the indirect relationship between PAS and third parties' work engagement on schadenfreude. We use a mixed-method approach to test our hypotheses. Data from an experimental study conducted by facial expression analysis technology (Study 1, a 2 x 2 design, N = 104) and a multi-wave field study (Study 2, N = 229) generally support our hypotheses. Overall, our study extends PAS literature and meaningfully informs practitioners who aim to promote ethical workplace environments.
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