Using a sample of supervisor-subordinate dyads in six manufacturing companies, we found that (1) abusive supervision was positively related to subordinates' supervisor-directed deviance; (2) authority submission moderated the association between abusive supervision and supervisor-directed deviance, such that the relationship was stronger among low traditionalists than among high traditionalists.

2010 International Conference on Management and Service Science

This study examines how authority submission and abusive supervision influence subordinates' supervisor-directed deviance. Using a sample of supervisor-subordinate dyads in six manufacturing companies, we found that (1) abusive supervision was positively related to subordinates' supervisor-directed deviance; (2) authority submission moderated the association between abusive supervision and supervisor-directed deviance, such that the relationship was stronger among low traditionalists than among high traditionalists. Implications of the findings are offered.

Abusive Supervision: An Interactive Model of Human Resource Management