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Consequences of abusive supervision: A meta-analytic review

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While a plethora of studies have examined the relationships between abusive supervision and outcomes, there is a lack of a comprehensive and systematic framework that integrates the consequences and moderators of abusive supervision. We fill the void in the abusive supervision literature through conducting a quantitative review. Based on a meta-analysis of 119 independent samples (N = 35,239), we found that abusive supervision was related to subordinates’ attitudes, well-beings, organizational justice perceptions, workplace behaviors, performance, and family-related outcomes. In addition, we found that power distance moderated the relationships of abusive supervision with subordinates’ workplace behaviors and performance in Asia and North America. In addition, the relationships between abusive supervision and its consequences were contingent on subordinates’ age, organizational tenure, and time spent with supervisors, and research design. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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  1. Some studies use more than one sample (e.g., Shoss, Eisenberger, Restubog, & Zagenczyk, 2013; Thau & Mitchell, 2010).

  2. Chi and Liang (2013) and Ogunfowora (2009) collected nested data, but controlled the higher level influences and studied all of the variables on the individual level.

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Thanks to Yumeng Yue for research assistance. This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [grant number 112010004005080004].

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Zhang, Y., Liao, Z. Consequences of abusive supervision: A meta-analytic review. Asia Pac J Manag 32, 959–987 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-015-9425-0

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