Perceptual Differences of Employees Towards the Consequences of Abusive Supervision in the IT Sector

Abstract

The research aims: The present study attempts to investigate the perceptual difference towards the consequences of abusive supervision amongst employees of the Indian IT sector who are working and not working under abusive supervision. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study considered the factors of consequences of abusive supervision as per the model by Zhang & Liao, (2015). The research is a descriptive type having an inferential approach and data was collected from 378 employees who are working in the IT industry, with the help of a questionnaire. Research Findings: The study categorized the respondents from the IT Industry, who were working and not working under abusive supervision with the help of the Tepper scale (2000), and found that there exists a perceptual difference between them towards consequences of abusive supervision. Also, there exist gender-wise perceptual differences regarding the consequences of abusive supervision. Theoretical contribution/Originality: The study adds to the literature by demonstrating the perceptual difference between employees working in the IT industry, towards consequences of abusive supervision who are working under abusive supervision and non-abusive supervision. Practitioner/Policy implication: The narrative is given to handle abusive supervision, which can be used by employees working in the IT sector and can be further generalized for employees of other sectors as well. Research limitation: The study examines the perceptual difference between employees of the IT sector towards the consequences of abusive supervision concerning only gender as a demographic factor. Also, the sample is restricted to the employees of the IT sector in India. Keywords: Leadership, Abusive supervision, Consequences, Perception, IT sector JEL Classification: J21, J24, J28, N35