Brian T. Gregory

Abusive supervision and citizenship behaviors: exploring boundary conditions

Purpose – Previous research indicates that employees reciprocate for abusive supervision by withholding discretionary organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the boundary conditions of the negative relationship between abusive supervision and OCBs, by investigating time and money (dyadic duration and pay satisfaction) as potential moderating variables to the abusive supervision‐OCBs relationship.Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 357 bank employees in Kazakhstan was used to test hypotheses.Findings – Results indicate that the negative relationship between abusive supervision and OCBs is more pronounced when employees have been supervised by a particular manager for a longer period of time, as well as when employees are less satisfied with their level of compensation.Research limitations/implications – Limitations include the use of cross‐sectional data and the possibility of common method bias.Practical implications – Satisfaction with pay as a moder...

An exploration of perspective taking as an antecedent of transformational leadership behavior

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore dyad‐specific perspective taking as a potential antecedent of transformational leadership behavior.Design/methodology/approach – The studys hypothesis was explored through a sample of 106 supervisor/subordinate dyads working in a hospital. Supervisors self‐reported their dyad‐specific perspective taking, while subordinates evaluated the transformational leadership behaviors of their supervisors.Findings – Results indicate that dyad‐specific perspective taking is related to transformational leadership behavior and not related to transactional leadership behavior.Practical implications – Results suggest that managers wishing to improve their skills as leaders may want to increase the frequency with which they attempt to look at issues from the perspective of their subordinates.Originality/value – This research contributes to the literature by suggesting that dyad‐specific perspective taking is related to transformational leadership behavior.

Achieving scientific rigor in organizational diagnosis: An application of the diagnostic funnel.

Using an operational framework, the diagnostic funnel is introduced, which prescribes the appropriate actions of a process consultant in conducting an organizational diagnosis. The diagnostic funnel comprises the four actions of (a) selecting a general diagnostic model, (b) collecting data that minimizes bias, (c) analyzing the data to reduce the likelihood of error, and (d) deriving a unique diagnostic paradigm, specific to the organization under study. It is argued that the actions described by the diagnostic funnel will result in a diagnosis that achieves a high level of scientific rigor. To provide a detailed description of the diagnostic funnel, a case example of an organizational diagnosis is presented.

The impact of social and contractual enforcement on reseller performance: the mediating role of coordination and inequity during adoption of a new technology

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of social and contractual enforcement on the performance of business-to-business relationship. The research also tests the mediating role of perceived inequity and coordination. Design/methodology/approach A survey methodology was used to obtain responses from 224 decision-makers at reseller organizations. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings It was found that both social and contractual enforcement impact relationship performance. Perceived inequity and coordination are important moderators of those relationships, as social enforcement increases coordination and reduces perceived inequity, while contractual enforcement increases perceived inequity. Originality/value While previous studies examined enforcement impact on coordination and conflict, this study links it to relationship performance. Importantly, enforcement’s relationship with perceived inequity is also examined in the context of B2B relationship.