Supervision Behavior Research Articles

Abusive Supervision as Predictor of Perceived Stress and Cyberloafing at Work

The increasing prevalence of Internet use in recent years has led to a growing interest among researchers in cyberloafing behaviors. In general, cyberloafing at work is defined as employees’ voluntary access of the Internet for personal purposes. Previous research has shown its link with individual and organizational outcomes. This study examines the effects of abusive supervision and perceived stress on cyberloafing behaviors among employees. In addition, it investigates whether perceived stress mediates this relationship. The sample consisted of 265 employees working in various sectors. They participated in an online survey and filled out a questionnaire consisting of items that assess abusive supervision, perceived stress, and cyberloafing behaviors at the workplace. The results showed that abusive supervision positively predicts employees' cyberloafing behaviors. It was also revealed that supervisor’s abusive behaviors predict greater levels of perceived stress among employees. However, the experience of stress did not play a mediating role in the relationship between abusive supervision and cyberloafing. This study contributes to a better understanding of the effects of leaders’ misbehaviors on employees’ perceived stress levels and counterproductive behaviors at work. It also provides suggestions for managing workplace mistreatment.

Impact of Abusive Supervision on Affective Commitment with the Moderating Role of Self-Control Capacity of Non-Managerial Employees in Apparel Industry: A Sri Lankan Perspective

The study examines the influence of abusive supervision on affective commitment among non-managerial employees in the Sri Lankan apparel industry, focusing on the potential moderating role of self-control capacity. Data was gathered from 257 randomly selected non-managerial employees from three knitted export organizations in Sri Lanka using self-administered questionnaires. The data were analyzed using SPSS 23. The results indicate a significant negative impact of abusive supervision on affective commitment, consistent with previous research findings. However, the study found that the moderating effect of self-control capacity was not statistically significant. This suggests that even though non-managerial employees may possess a moderate level of self-control capacity, it may not be adequate to mitigate the impact of abusive supervision on affective commitment. These findings highlight the critical necessity for organizations within the Sri Lankan apparel industry to address abusive supervision behaviours and to implement strategies aimed at enhancing employee retention in organizations.

The Impact of Abusive Supervision on Nurses' Organizational Silence: The Multiple Linear Mediation of Psychological Capital and Fear.

To assess abusive supervision and organizational silence among nurses and investigate the mediating influence of psychological capital and fear. Since the end of 2019, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) department has decided to start the construction of regional medical centers in Shanxi, reducing cross-provincial and cross-regional medical care. In order to improve the overall standard of care in a hospital in a short period of time, health care leadership decision makers may adopt various effective leadership management practices to achieve the set goals and have high work pressure at the same time. In this case, abusive management may occur. A cross-sectional survey design was employed. In January -March 2024, a convenience sampling method was used to collect data from 470 nurses in a total of 5hospitals in Shanxi province they were required to complete the questionnaires online anonymously. The chain mediation model was tested using the PROCESS macro program in the SPSS software and multiple linear regression model was used to verify the mediating effect. Psychological capital and fear mediate the relationship between abusive supervision and nurses' organizational silence, playing indirect mediating roles. Abusive supervision was positively associated with nurses' organizational silence. Additionally, psychological capital plays a negative mediating role, accounting for 48.48% of the indirect effect, and fear plays a positive mediating role, accounting for 45.83% of the indirect effect. They form a chain intermediary, accounting for 5.69% of the indirect effect. Psychological capital and fear mediate the impact of abusive supervision on nurses' organizational silence. Positive leadership training should be conducted to help reducing the level of head nurses' abusive supervision behaviors, while also fostering actions that elevate nurses' psychological capital levels.

Religiosity as a buffer against the impact of abusive supervision on employee unethical behavior: a moderated mediation model

PurposeThis research seeks to examine the mitigating effect of religiosity on the relationship between abusive supervision and unethical behavior in employees, with moral disengagement serving as a mediating factor. Drawing on social cognitive theory, the study proposes an overarching moderated mediation framework to analyze this complex dynamic.Design/methodology/approachThe testing of the model was based on hierarchical data obtained from 70 work units in services sector. Within this framework, 70 supervisors evaluated the unethical conduct of employees, while 700 employees assessed the abusive supervision they experienced and reported on their own moral disengagement and religiosity. For the analysis of both the measurement and the hypothesized models, multilevel modeling techniques in the Mplus software were utilized.FindingsThe study's findings indicate a direct positive link between abusive supervision and employees' unethical behavior, with moral disengagement mediating this relationship. Furthermore, the research discovered that abusive supervision leads to unethical behavior in employees through moral disengagement only in instances where their religiosity is low.Originality/valueThis research delves deeper by elucidating the role of moral disengagement in the dynamic between abusive supervision and unethical behavior. Diverging from prior research, this study uniquely highlights the moderating role of religiosity, showing its potential to weaken the impact of abusive supervision on unethical behavior in employees through moral disengagement.

Abusive supervision and safety behavior in high-risk industries: The moderating role of trait mindfulness

Drawing on social exchange theory, we proposed a dual-stage moderated mediation framework to examine the impact of abusive supervision on employee safety behavior in high-risk industries. We conducted a survey of 652 frontline employees from 32 chemical establishments in southwest China using scales assessing abusive supervision, burnout, employee safety behavior, and trait mindfulness. Our results revealed that abusive supervision had detrimental effects on employee safety behavior, with burnout partially mediating this relationship. Trait mindfulness emerged as a mitigating factor that attenuated the negative influence of abusive supervision and subsequent burnout on employee safety behavior. The findings shed light on the harmful consequences of abusive supervision within the transitional Chinese chemical industry landscape and provide valuable insights for enhancing leadership quality and promoting mindfulness-based employee initiatives.

Housing-Resources Spatial Mismatch Investigation of Affordable Housing and Policy Implementation: A Case Study from Hangzhou, China

Intensive spatial transformation and restructuring in China these years has brought the separation of residence-job, so as to residence-public services, which adversely affects people’s access and enjoyment of job and public service resources, especially for the disadvantaged populations with limited choice of residence location and insufficient access to those resources. The residents of affordable housing are among the typical disadvantaged populations under the existing affordable housing policy in China. Residence-job separation of affordable housing residents has been paid much attention in literature, but no specific study has been conducted on the residence-public services separation and the behavioral responses of the residents. Spatial mismatch theory was originally put forward to reveal the adverse labor market outcome brought about by residence-job separation, and nowadays some scholars have tried to extend the residence-job spatial mismatch to residence-other resource spatial mismatch. This research responds to both the dilemma facing by the disadvantaged affordable housing residents and the extension trend of spatial mismatch theory. By applying the spatial mismatch theory and taking several affordable housing communities of Hangzhou as examples, the study explore the problems existing in affordable housing in commuting, employment, public service and residents' behavior response. The results found that the current affordable housing policy has led to an increase in commuting costs, a decrease in employment accessibility and welfare, a decrease in accessibility and satisfaction of public services, and disruptive behavior in the affordable housing market. These problems are mainly caused by remote layout and single supply, unreasonable allocation methods, difficulty in exchanging housing units and inadequate supervision of undesirable behaviors. To alleviate the spatial mismatch between housing and resources in Hangzhou, policy suggestions could be considered from four aspects: housing layout and supply, allocation methods, housing exchange and supervision.

Et tu Brute? The Roles of Subordinate-Supervisor Similarities on the Relationship between Abusive Supervision and Employee Silence Behavior: A Study from the Subordinates' Perspectives.

The current study examined the moderating effects of subordinate-supervisor similarities on abusive supervision and employee silence relationships. We addressed the question of whether employees' silence reactions are alleviated or aggravated when the abuse comes from a supervisor who shares a similar gender and other sociodemographic attributes with the employee. The results indicated that abusive supervision led to more silence behavior and supported the moderating effect of perceived sociodemographic similarity on this relationship. However, regardless of gender similarities with their supervisors, the findings postulated that employees experiencing abusive supervision were more likely to remain silent at work. When there is a perceived sociodemographic similarity between the employee and the supervisor, abusive supervision has been found to have a harsher influence on employee's silence behavior. These findings help us better understand the antecedents of employee silence behavior and provide important implications for subordinate-supervisor similarity dynamics in exposure to abusive supervision.

Four‐party evolutionary game analysis of geographical indication product quality control issues with network media‐assisted supervision

AbstractThis study focuses on addressing quality supervision issues related to opportunistic behavior within the geographical indication product supply chain. It constructs an evolutionary game model comprising suppliers, distributors, government, and network media. Through analysis, it examines the influence of key factors on the decision‐making dynamics of game participants and presents management suggestions accordingly. The findings are as follows: firstly, the dual supervision model with the assistance of network media can compensate for the regulatory gaps of the government's single supervision model. Secondly, the credibility of network media plays a pivotal role in determining the efficacy of public opinion supervision. With high credibility, measures such as increasing the synergy coefficient, imposing higher fines or compensation amounts, and enhancing the impact of reputational factors can all restrain the misconduct of operating entities. Conversely, when credibility is low, not only does the supervisory function of network media falter, but it also leads to reputational damage for both the operating entities and the government. Thirdly, differentiated management should be adopted for entities in different nodes of the supply chain; higher constraint intensity should be imposed on distributors compared to suppliers. The outcomes of this study provide some analytical paths for supply chain quality supervision and corporate behavior management and underscore the significance of collaborative regulation for sustainable industry practices.

Risk-averse behavior and incentive policies: A new perspective on spatial–temporal traceability supervision in construction logistics supply chains

Spatial-temporal decision support systems (STDSS) serve as a crucial strategy for enhancing operational governance and mitigating risk within construction logistics. However, construction supply chains involve many opaque stakeholders, hindering whole industry compliance monitoring. This research formulates a tripartite evolutionary game model that scrutinizes the strategic interactions among government regulators, carriers, and contractors, thereby offering insights into the collaborative supervision outcomes shaped by these stakeholder engagements. Government regulators choose intelligent supervision incentives versus regular oversight. Carriers decide whether to invest in STDSS or not. Contractors cooperate by enrolling or declining STDSS. As key STDSS investors, carriers’ decisions are investigated under varying risk preferences in an extension model. This examines how government incentives influence long-term intelligent supervision and risk aversion behavior emergence to improve safety and quality across construction supply chains. Our findings indicate that increased adverse events motivate government regulators to adopt STDSS incentives for oversight, though carriers and contractors are not necessarily prompted to implement STDSS themselves. Escalating risk aversion reduces carrier STDSS adoption likelihood as they maintain basic services. Carriers perceiving contractor free riding as unfair competition also demotivates STDSS rollout. Although larger subsidies initially raise STDSS implementation probability, carriers become unwilling to adopt STDSS over time even with greater subsidies. In summary, adverse events drive regulator but not necessarily carrier and contractor STDSS adoption, while risk aversion, perceived fairness and changing subsidy effectiveness over time shape carrier decisions.

How medical insurance payment systems affect the physicians' provision behavior in China-based on experimental economics.

It introduced an artefactual field experiment to analyze the influence of incentives from fee-for-service (FFS) and diagnosis-intervention package (DIP) payments on physicians' provision of medical services. This study recruited 32 physicians from a national pilot city in China and utilized an artefactual field experiment to examine medical services provided to patients with different health status. In general, the average quantities of medical services provided by physicians under the FFS payment were higher than the optimal quantities, the difference was statistically significant. While the average quantities of medical services provided by physicians under the DIP payment were very close to the optimal quantities, the difference was not statistically significant. Physicians provided 24.49, 14.31 and 5.68% more medical services to patients with good, moderate and bad health status under the FFS payment than under the DIP payment. Patients with good, moderate and bad health status experienced corresponding losses of 5.70, 8.10 and 9.42% in benefits respectively under the DIP payment, the corresponding reductions in profits for physicians were 10.85, 20.85 and 35.51%. It found patients are overserved under the FFS payment, but patients in bad health status can receive more adequate treatment. Physicians' provision behavior can be regulated to a certain extent under the DIP payment and the DIP payment is suitable for the treatment of patients in relatively good health status. Doctors sometimes have violations under DIP payment, such as inadequate service and so on. Therefore, it is necessary to innovate the supervision of physicians' provision behavior under the DIP payment. It showed both medical insurance payment systems and patients with difference health status can influence physicians' provision behavior.

Players' strategy selection in co-governance and supervision of internet platforms' monopolistic behaviors: A study on new media participation.

Incidents of monopolies among Internet platforms have seriously endangered the development of the market economy, public interest, and social fairness, making it a highly discussed topic of broad public concern. Preventing such incidents requires not only a comprehensive supervision system by governments, but also contributions from other relevant parties. The new media environment has provided a new platform to support such joint supervision from multiple parties. As such, this study constructed an evolutionary game model involving the government, Internet platforms, new media, and the public to explore the stable equilibrium point of players' strategy selections. The stability of the strategy combinations was tested using Lyapunov's first stability method, and MATLAB 2021b was used to conduct simulation analysis of the impact of each decision variable on players' strategy selection. The results showed that (1) new media participation in co-governance and public complaints/reports facilitated government supervision; (2) government's application of co-governance and supervision and public complaints/reports promotes compliance by Internet platforms; (3) new media plays a supplementary role when government supervision is lacking; the greater the impact of new media, the greater its supervisory effect on Internet platforms; and (4) effective reduction of costs stimulates the enthusiasm of the government and new media, and increases the success of the anti-monopoly co-governance and supervision system. Measures and suggestions to improve supervision of monopolistic behaviors among Internet platforms are proposed.

Hospital Medical Behaviour Supervision and Operational Efficiency Evaluation Method based based on Big Data Platform

The application of cloud computing and big data core technologies and concepts to medical informatization can improve its flexibility and efficiency, and achieve the overall deployment and intensive management of the system. In the era of big data, the use of information management platform can optimize and standardize clinical diagnosis and treatment process, improve the quality and efficiency of diagnosis and treatment services, and improve the quality and level of scientific research, which meets the requirements of medical reform for fine management of hospitals and precise medical treatment in the era of evidence-based medicine. This paper introduces the development and application of big data analysis in the field of information technology. Through the research on the supervision of hospital medical service behavior, the top-level design is used to standardize the content of medical behavior supervision, and the effectiveness of supervision is discussed to achieve the purpose of reducing clinical paperwork. Based on the needs, the medical service behavior supervision system is proposed and constructed. Strengthen hospital medical behavior supervision through hospital big data analysis and knowledge base system support. This system can provide management with an effective monitoring and management tool, enabling them to promptly identify and solve problems that arise in medical services. By analyzing a large amount of medical data, hospitals can help predict the trend of disease occurrence in advance, thereby taking preventive and control measures in advance, and reducing the occurrence and spread of diseases. Through deep learning and analysis of patient data, personalized treatment plans can be provided for each patient to improve treatment effectiveness.

Strategic low-carbon technology supervision in the closed-loop supply chain: An evolutionary game approach

The low-carbon technology (LCT) implementation, regarded as a sustainable management practice, contributes to carbon reduction of production activities for manufacturing plants. The local government encourages manufacturers to adopt low-carbon technology for better realizing carbon neutrality and sustainable achievement by environmental regulations. However, it is not enough to only rely on governmental regulation. The supervision of the media on LCT adoption is also indispensable. Therefore, the multi-participants’ supervision strategy on LCT is proposed to fill the gap, consisting of the government, manufacturer, and media. To help manufacturers perform low-carbon production, an evolutionary game model is formulated to investigate the strategic behaviors of involved tripartite participants. We disclose the evolution process of the manufacturer's LCT adoption decision under joint supervision-the government and media. Besides, the detailed influences of parameters such as the cost of LCT and carbon emission ratio on participants' strategies are explored to help better understand the involved participants' behaviors. The numerical results show that the manufacturer is more likely to adopt LCT under joint supervision. When the manufacturer could gain more benefits by adopting LCT, they would always choose to employ LCT even if there is no stimulus from the government and media. The information lied factor would reduce the degree of governmental supervision, which is not conducive to performing regulation responsibility for the government. This study examines the strategic supervision behaviors of multiple participants by formulating an evolutionary game model while giving support to decision-making management on LCT promotion for manufacturers.

Understanding the linkage between abusive supervision and counterproductive work behavior: the role played by resilience and psychological contract breach

Understanding the linkage between abusive supervision and counterproductive work behavior: the role played by resilience and psychological contract breach

Knowledge and Perceptions of Muslim Adolescents Regarding Pre-Marital Sexual Relations: A Qualitative Study

Changes in sexual behavior among teenagers in Indonesia are very worrying. Premarital sexual behavior can have various negative impacts on teenagers. This research aims to determine the knowledge and perceptions of teenagers regarding premarital sexual relations in Gowa Regency. The data collection method used was in-depth interviews. The sample was selected using snowball sampling as many as 7 informants. Data was analyzed qualitatively. The research results showed that the informant's knowledge about reproductive health did not have a positive impact on the informant's sexual behavior, where the informant did not limit risky sexual behavior even though the informant knew the consequences of risky sexual behavior. The informant's perception regarding sexual relations behavior (intercourse) is to seek satisfaction, have fun, the partner must belong completely and also as an expression of affection and love. This study recommends the importance of parental supervision of teenagers' attitudes and behavior through intensive and quality communication without limiting children's rights to mix with their environment. Apart from that, it is necessary to increase the role of parents and religious preachers in providing the best solutions to the problems faced by teenagers using a persuasive approach.

Psychological Well Being and Family Supportive Supervision Behaviors with Work Life Balance in Working Women

Abstract Background: Women working is no longer a rare thing because of the era progresses. For a woman, it is very important to balance her life at work and at home because a balanced work life allows working women to maximize their potential, considering the importance of work life balance for working women. Objective: This research aims to determine work life balance in working women in terms of psychological well-being and family supportive supervision behavior. Method: The data collection method in this research uses three scales, namely the Work life balance scake, Psychological well being scale, and Family support supervision behaviors scale. Data analysis this research uses regression analysis. Results: The results show that psychological well being and family supportive supervision behaviors influence work life balance in women who work either together or separately for the two psychological well being and family supportive variables. Conclusion: The work life balance felt by working women occurs when working women feel psychological well being and family supportive supervision behaviors in the work and family environment. Abstrak Latar Belakang: Perempuan bekerja bukan lagi hal yang langka seiring dengan kemajuan jaman. Bagi seorang perempuan, sangat penting untuk menyeimbangkan kehidupannya di tempat kerja dan di rumah karena kehidupan kerja yang seimbang memungkinkan perempuan bekerja untuk memaksimalkan potensi yang dimilikinya, mengingat pentingnya keseimbangan kehidupan kerja bagi perempuan bekerja. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keseimbangan kehidupan kerja pada wanita bekerja ditinjau dari kesejahteraan psikologis dan perilaku supervisi suportif keluarga. Metode: Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan tiga skala, yaitu skala Work life balance, skala Psychological wellbeing, dan skala Family support supervision behaviors. Analisis data penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku kesejahteraan psikologis dan pengawasan suportif keluarga berpengaruh terhadap keseimbangan kehidupan kerja pada wanita yang bekerja baik secara bersama-sama maupun terpisah untuk kedua variabel kesejahteraan psikologis dan dukungan keluarga. Simpulan: Keseimbangan kehidupan kerja yang dirasakan wanita bekerja terjadi ketika wanita bekerja merasakan kesejahteraan psikologis dan perilaku pengawasan yang suportif dari keluarga di lingkungan kerja dan keluarga.

Supervisi Model Behaviour dalam Konteks Analisis Supervisi Pendidikan

This literature research article discusses the role and implementation of the Supervision Behaviour Model in the analysis of educational supervision. Behaviour Model Supervision is an approach that not only focuses on supervision, but also aims to increase positive behaviour in the education system. With a focus on teachers, students, and administration, this supervision involves observing teaching practices, social interactions, and communication in the classroom. Through performance evaluation and implementation of corrective actions, behavioural model supervision forms the basis for professional development and character building of students. This article presents a synthesis of literature regarding the concepts, benefits, challenges and solutions in implementing Behaviour Model Supervision, as well as its implications for the quality of education and the development of the education system as a whole.

Leader's Machiavellianism and employees' counterproductive work behavior: testing a moderated mediation model.

Counterproductive work behavior wastes organizational resources and significantly damages organizational development. The importance of employees' counterproductive work behaviors in organizations is becoming increasingly obvious. This is directly related to the sustainable development and survival of organizations. This study believes that employee's behavior is closely related to leadership style. In particular, employees' in small- and medium-sized enterprises are often manipulated and deceived by leaders, resulting in dissatisfaction and counterproductive work behavior. In order to address this behavior, this study collected survey data from 289 employees from Chinese SMEs to explore the relationship between perceived abusive supervision and organizational political behavior in Machiavellian leadership and counterproductive work behavior. The results suggest that Machiavellian positive influence counterproductive work behavior through a mediating role of perceived abusive supervision. Furthermore, leader organizational political behavior moderates the indirect effect of perceived abusive supervision such that the effect is stronger when leader organizational political behavior is high. This study aimed to identify the variables that increase employees counterproductive work behavior, propose recommendations for reducing employees' counterproductive work behavior, expanded the scope of counterproductive work behavior research, and provided a theoretical basis for related studies.

Forced shift to teleworking: how abusive supervision promotes counterproductive work behavior when employees experience COVID-19 corporate social responsibility

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic necessitated teleworking, which inadvertently led to an impaired communication between supervisors and employees, resulting in abusive supervision. Drawing on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and the social identity theory, this study aims to address this negative association by examining the mediating role of state mindfulness and the moderating role of COVID-19 corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the relationship between abusive supervision and counterproductive work behaviors.Design/methodology/approachThis research employs both qualitative and quantitative research designs. Data collection involved an experimental design with 117 participants (Study 1), a cross-sectional survey with 243 participants (Study 2) and semi-structured interviews with 24 full-time employees (Study 3).FindingsThe results reveal that state mindfulness acts as a mediator in the positive relationship between abusive supervision and counterproductive work behaviors (CWB). Furthermore, COVID-19 CSR mitigates the relationship between abusive supervision and CWB within the organization, but not with the supervisor. Additionally, COVID-19 CSR moderates the impact of abusive supervision on state mindfulness.Practical implicationsThe results emphasize the crucial role of CSR when employees encounter abusive supervision during the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations and managers should adopt appropriate strategies to enhance employees' perception of CSR. Prioritizing the cultivation of state mindfulness is also recommended, and organizations can provide short-term mindfulness training to improve employees' state mindfulness.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the understanding of abusive supervision and CWB in the context of forced teleworking.

Game Analysis on the Evolution of Elderly Service Regulation in the Context of Aging Society

Abstract In the contemporary era of increasing population aging, improving the service quality of senior care institutions and optimizing the regulatory behavior of multiple subjects has become a hot topic in society nowadays. Based on the welfare plurality theory and Li Yapunov theory, this paper analyzes the behavior of the government, senior care institutions, and the elderly in the regulation of senior care institutions, establishes a game model for the regulation of senior care institutions, and analyzes the mutual influence of the behavior of the multiple subjects in the regulation of senior care institutions by using the evolutionary game method. The results show that the service quality of senior care institutions is affected by many aspects, and with time, the rate at which senior care institutions, the government and the elderly converge to the equilibrium strategy becomes smaller and smaller, and the system will eventually reach a stable state at (1,1,1) (i.e., active government supervision, self-regulation of senior care institutions, and supervision of the elderly), and the government has a certain role in leading the optimization of senior care institutions’ supervision behaviors. This study has practical value for improving the quality of services offered by senior care institutions, meeting the senior care needs of elderly individuals, and enhancing collaborative governance among multiple stakeholders.