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Abusive Supervision and Creativity: Investigating the Moderating Role of Performance Improvement Attribution and the Mediating Role of Psychological Availability

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The existing studies have indicated that abusive supervision affects creativity; however, the specific impact mechanism is still unclear due to the uncertain relationship between leadership and employee creativity. Based on the resource perspective, this study examines the influence of abusive supervision on creativity through psychological availability (PA) and the moderating of this mediation by performance improvement attribution (PIA). Based on a survey of 234 employees', the hypotheses have been tested and the results reveal that abusive supervision had a detrimental effect on employee creativity partially mediated by employee PA, and employees' PIA moderated the mediation. This study offers new insights into the mechanisms associated with the relationship between abusive supervision and creativity.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.658743

Authors: Can Wang, Yongchang Wei, Xuan Zhao, Xuan Zhang, Ye Peng

Institution: Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,950

Funders: Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Trường Đại học Kinh tế - Luật, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh