Abstract
In this article, we develop and empirically test a model of antecedents of organizational counterproductive work behavior (CWB-O) specifying work engagement and emotional exhaustion as mediators of the relationship between leader–member exchange (LMX) and CWB-O. Our results show (a) that the relationship between LMX and organizational CWB-O is partially mediated by work engagement and (b) that the relationship between work engagement and CWB-O is partially mediated by emotional exhaustion. We discuss our findings and their implications for research and practice.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 159-173 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Organization Management Journal |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Oct 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018, © 2018 Eastern Academy of Management.
Funding
The authors are deeply grateful to Larry Williams for his valuable statistical analysis insight with our manuscript and during the 2018 Eastern Academy of Management SEM Workshop. We are thankful to the Faculty Development and Research Committee from the College of Business and Economics, Towson University, for their research funding support.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Eastern Academy of Management SEM | |
| College of Business and Economics, Radford University |
Keywords
- Leader-member exchange (LMX)
- burnout
- counterproductive work behavior
- emotional exhaustion
- work engagement