Examining the Moderating Role of Conscientiousness on Abusive Supervision and Emotional Exhaustion Leading to Employee Creativity

Abstract

This study investigated the moderating effect of conscientiousness between the relationship of abusive supervision and emotional exhaustion. Moreover, this study also adds to the existing body of workplace stressor such as abusive supervision by examining the mediating effect of emotional exhaustion and employee creativity. Using conservation of resource theory, trait activation theory and effective events theory the researcher will develop a model analyzing the relationship among abusive supervision, conscientiousness, emotional exhaustion and employee creativity. By using data from the manufacturing sector of Afghanistan. The researcher expects that Abusive supervision decreases the employee creativity. We expect that emotional exhaustion at study partially mediate the relationship because at that time the level of conscientiousness will be high compared because the literature suggests that with the passage of time the personal resources of human being will be depleted. Implications of the results, limitations, and recommendation for future research will be discussed later on.