Does power distance exacerbate or mitigate the effects of abusive supervision? It depends on the outcome

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-123

  Lian, Huiwen ^a   Ferris, D Lance ^b   Brown, Douglas J ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abusive supervision; Deviant behavior; Interpersonal justice; Power distance; Social learning theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84872368191     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024610     Document Type: Article

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