Abusive Supervision and Related Factors: The Indian Context

By : Meghna Basu Thakur

Page No: 97-105

Abstract
The present study attempted to examine the relationship between abusive supervision, and other related factors such as psychological contract breach, perceived organizational support, organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intentions. 41 employees working in different organizations from the city of Mumbai participated in the current study. Participants completed the Abusive Supervision Questionnaire (Tepper, 2000), Psychological Contract Breach Questionnaire (Robinson & Morrison, 2000), Perceived Organizational Support Scale (Eisenberger et al., 1986), Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale (Podsakoff et al., 1990) and Turnover Intention Scale (TIS; Cohen, 1999). Findings from correlational analyses have been discussed in the light of relevant literature. The study pinpoints important implications for organizations with regards to developing a strong policy on supervisory abuse and providing as well as promoting mental health interventions to help employees as well as supervisors deal with stressful situations which would help prevent counterproductive behaviors at the workplace.

Authors :
Meghna Basu Thakur : Head, Department of Psychology, R. D. National College, Bandra(W), Mumbai