Negative Impact of Abusive Supervision on Employee’s Personal And Professional Life: A Case Study On (AKUH)

Abstract

Purpose: This study is designed to investigate the negative impact of abusive supervision on employees' personal and professional life; a case study at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). The study also examines the effect of Abusive supervision on organizational performance. Methodology: Abusive supervision is harmful to an individual’s personal and professional life. Negative consequences like job dissatisfaction and high turnover are related to abusive supervision, which is harmful for an organization. The study is exploratory and quantitative in nature and will help organizations and human resource departments to understand the adverse impact of negative supervision and after critical analysis, they may take some positive measures to improve organizational performance. Data is collected from different departments of AKUH with the help of a questionnaire. The sample size was 126. The correlation and regression models are applied with the help of SPSS software to find out the relationship between abusive supervision and employees' personal and professional life. Findings: Overall the findings support the assumption that abusive supervision has an adverse impact on employee’s organizational performance. The major findings of the study are that there is a positive and significant relationship between Abusive Supervision and Employees Personal and Professional Life. Conclusion: Supervisors/managers need to develop strategies to motivate their team so that productivity is at its premium. A longitudinal study may provide a better insight into this complex area at the workplace. The study will provide assistance to the management of AKUH, and other similar organizations, with information and suggestions on how to reduce abusive supervision and its impact on employee’s personal and professional life, increase the level of organizational performance, employee’s satisfaction, and reduce turnover intention among employees.