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Publication date: 18 May 2020

Thwarted enthusiasm: effects of workplace incivility on newcomer proactive behaviors

Yuanyuan Lan, Yuhuan Xia, Shuang Li, Wen Wu, Jiaqi Hui and Hui Deng

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between supervisor and coworkers’ workplace incivility and newcomer proactive behaviors. Drawing on conservation…

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between supervisor and coworkers’ workplace incivility and newcomer proactive behaviors. Drawing on conservation of resources (COR) theory, the authors examined resource depletion as a mediator and newcomer proactive personality, as well as their current organizational tenure as moderators of the relationship between workplace incivility toward newcomers and their proactive behaviors.

Design/methodology/approach

A time-lagged research design was used to test hypotheses with data covering 322 newcomers and their immediate supervisors in two subsidiaries of a large food processing company in China. Regression analysis using the PROCESS macro in SPSS is used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The results show that workplace incivility toward newcomers is negatively related to their proactive behaviors. This relationship is mediated by resource depletion. Furthermore, newcomers’ proactive personality moderates the relationship between workplace incivility and resource depletion. Moreover, both the direct effect of workplace incivility on resource depletion and its indirect effect on newcomer proactive behaviors are moderated by the combination of newcomer proactive personality and their current organizational tenure.

Originality/value

Drawing on COR theory, a theoretical framework is constructed that specifies the process through which workplace incivility affects proactive behaviors to expand collective understandings of workplace incivility in the newcomer context. Furthermore, the boundary conditions of the underlying process are investigated, which further enhances the contribution of this paper to the extant literature on workplace incivility.

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Chinese Management Studies, vol. 14 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-05-2019-0167
ISSN: 1750-614X

Keywords

  • Proactive behavior
  • Proactive personality
  • Workplace incivility
  • Newcomer
  • Resource depletion
  • Current organizational tenure

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Publication date: 13 July 2020

Supervisees’ reactions to a concatenation of supervisors’ resource drain, ego depletion and abusive supervision

Annam Hanif Malik, Muhammad Zahid Iqbal and Mian Imran Ul Haq

While integrating resource drain theory with ego depletion theory, this paper aims to understand the mechanism underlying the relationship between research supervisors 

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Purpose

While integrating resource drain theory with ego depletion theory, this paper aims to understand the mechanism underlying the relationship between research supervisors’ interrole conflicts and their supervisees’ reactions. Specifically, this paper makes a case for supervisors’ ego depletion and supervisees’ perception of abusive supervision to mediate the relationship between supervisors’ work and family conflicts and supervisees’ satisfaction with research supervision.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses data collected in three waves from 306 research supervisees (Level 1) nested in 100 research supervisors (Level 2), involved in MS/PhD research theses at different Pakistani universities.

Findings

Based on multilevel modeling, the study finds that supervisors’ interrole conflicts negatively predict supervisees’ satisfaction with supervision. Moreover, supervisors’ ego depletion and supervisees’ perception of abusive supervision mediate the above relationship, both singly and serially. Notably, supervisors’ family–work conflict predicts supervisees’ satisfaction with supervision more negatively than work–family conflict.

Originality/value

This study is unique in that unlike previous research studies on abusive supervision which used victimization approach the present study uses the perpetration approach.

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International Journal of Conflict Management, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-09-2019-0158
ISSN: 1044-4068

Keywords

  • Satisfaction
  • Abusive supervision
  • Research supervision
  • Ego depletion
  • Resource drain

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Publication date: 6 November 2020

Forest depletion in Ghana: the empirical evidence and associated driver intensities

Anthony Amoah and Kofi Korle

This study seeks to provide a robust piece of evidence of forest depletion in Ghana and its associated driver intensities to inform national policy decisions towards…

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This study seeks to provide a robust piece of evidence of forest depletion in Ghana and its associated driver intensities to inform national policy decisions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 and beyond.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a representative sample size of 733 households, which was obtained with the aid of a structured questionnaire, a descriptive analysis is used to show the evidence of forest depletion. For robustness purposes, the geographic information system (GIS) is used to provide a piece of remote sensing evidence to substantiate the claim. In addition, an ordered probit regression model is estimated given the ranked nature of the responses to determine the drivers of forest depletion.

Findings

The results provide evidence that the urban forests in the Greater Accra Region (GAR) of Ghana have been depleted. Overall, 44% argued that the depletion of the forests is high, 30% indicated that the depletion is moderate, while 26% indicated that the depletion is low. Consistent with the literature, the ordered probit regression results show that human behaviour, climate change and institutional failure are the driver intensities of forest depletion in the Region. Besides, the authors find an increasing order effect for all three drivers. Using a descriptive analysis, majority of the respondents posited that human behaviour is the main driver intensity, followed by climate change and then institutional failure. This study recommends the need for education and advocacy, community participation, law enforcement, resource mobilization, modern adaptation strategies and internalization of externalities as a way of controlling the drivers of forest depletion.

Originality/value

The study uses remote sensing techniques to provide empirical evidence of protected forest depletion in the GAR, Ghana. In addition, an ordered probit regression is used to identify the driver intensities that explain the depleted protected forests in the region.

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Forestry Economics Review, vol. 2 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/FER-12-2019-0020
ISSN: 2631-3030

Keywords

  • Driver intensities
  • Climate change
  • Human
  • Institution
  • Forest depletion
  • Ghana

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Publication date: 19 May 2009

Momentary work recovery: The role of within-day work breaks

John P. Trougakos and Ivona Hideg

Drawing from research on personal resources (e.g., Baumeister, Bratslavsky, Muraven, & Tice, 1998; Fredrickson, 1998) and the episodic nature of work (Beal, Weiss, Barros…

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Drawing from research on personal resources (e.g., Baumeister, Bratslavsky, Muraven, & Tice, 1998; Fredrickson, 1998) and the episodic nature of work (Beal, Weiss, Barros, & MacDermid, 2005), we examine research and theory relevant to the study of momentary recovery in the workplace. Specifically, we propose that the nature of within workday breaks influences the levels of psychological resources, which in turn influence various workplace outcomes. First, we discuss the momentary approach to studying workplace breaks and consequent resource levels. In doing so, we distinguish between two types of breaks, respites and chores; and we detail two types of psychological resources, regulatory and affective resources. Consequences of psychological resource levels on emotional exhaustion and performance are considered. We also explore possible moderators of the proposed relationships; we discuss job and individual characteristics, and motivation to perform. Finally, we conclude the chapter with a brief discussion on future research and possible applications of the momentary approach to work recovery in organizations.

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Current Perspectives on Job-Stress Recovery
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3555(2009)0000007005
ISBN: 978-1-84855-544-0

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Publication date: 29 June 2020

The effect of temporal landmarks on positive illusions and consumer preference for new products with functional risks

Ziqi Shang, Jun Pang and Xiaomei Liu

The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of temporal landmarks on positive illusions and the downstream implications of this effect on consumer preference for…

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The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of temporal landmarks on positive illusions and the downstream implications of this effect on consumer preference for new products with functional risks.

Design/methodology/approach

Study 1 adopted a single factor (temporal landmarks: beginning vs ending) between-subjects design. Study 2 adopted a 2 (temporal landmarks: beginning vs. ending) × 2 (salience of the temporal landmark: salient vs not salient) between-subjects design. Study 3 used a single factor (temporal landmarks: beginning vs ending) between-subjects design.

Findings

Through three studies, we show that the ending temporal landmarks reduce positive illusions (Studies 1 and 2). The underlying process is enhanced perceptions of psychological resource depletion (Study 3). The authors further show that decreased positive illusions lead consumers to less prefer new products with functional risks (Study 3).

Originality/value

Existing studies on temporal landmarks have exclusively focused on the beginning landmarks and account for its effects from a motive perspective. In contrast, the authors take a look at the ending landmarks and identify perceptions of psychological resource depletion as the underlying process, which suggests a new angel understand how temporal landmarks influence individuals' cognitions and behavior.

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Journal of Contemporary Marketing Science, vol. 3 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JCMARS-12-2019-0045
ISSN: 2516-7480

Keywords

  • Temporal landmarks
  • Positive illusions
  • Psychological resource depletion
  • New product adoption

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Publication date: 10 February 2021

Linking work–family conflict and burnout from the emotional resource perspective for construction professionals

Junwei Zheng, Xueqin Gou, Hongyang Li, Nini Xia and Guangdong Wu

Following the conservation of resources theory and job demands–resources model, this study aims to explore the relationship between work interference with family (WIF) and…

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Following the conservation of resources theory and job demands–resources model, this study aims to explore the relationship between work interference with family (WIF) and emotional exhaustion and the boundary condition for construction professionals.

Design/methodology/approach

This study collected 319 valid samples from Chinese construction projects and examined the established integrative moderated mediation model using regression analysis and bootstrapping.

Findings

The results indicated that WIF was positively related to emotional exhaustion. The surface acting strategy mediated the relationship between WIF and emotional exhaustion. Emotional intelligence alleviated the indirect effect of WIF on emotional exhaustion via surface acting.

Originality/value

These findings unveil the resource depletion process of work–family conflict in the construction project context, enrich the emotional intelligence literature to demonstrate the buffer function on the negative impact of emotional resource depletion and address the implications for the construction labour workforce.

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International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-06-2020-0181
ISSN: 1753-8378

Keywords

  • Work–family conflict
  • Emotional exhaustion
  • Surface acting
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Construction professionals

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Publication date: 6 May 2014

Can priming a healthy eating goal cause depleted consumers to prefer healthier snacks?

Darlene Walsh

– The purpose of this paper is to examine whether priming words related to a healthy eating goal can facilitate self-control among depleted people.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether priming words related to a healthy eating goal can facilitate self-control among depleted people.

Design/methodology/approach

A between-subject experimental design was employed, and participants were randomly assigned to conditions.

Findings

Consistent with prior research, this research finds that depletion hurts self-control, and that priming words related to a healthy eating goal facilitates it. What is novel is that if people engage in an initial task that requires self-control (that is, if people are depleted), priming health-related words has no positive influence on self-control.

Practical implications

Priming health-related words has no impact on preference when consumers are depleted; implying that marketers of healthy food products should place their product at the beginning of a consumer shopping experience, when resources are most available. In other words, the decision to associate a brand with health-related claims must be strategically coordinated with retail location decisions to maximize its effect on consumer choice. From a public policy perspective, there are some implications for grocery store layouts. For example, it may be argued that removing temptations near the entrance of a grocery store might allow consumers to conserve their effort, which may result in healthier choices.

Originality/value

This research finds that priming consumers with health-related words can encourage healthy eating choices, but only when consumers have not already engaged in self-control. This is a new insight to theory (specifically, the depletion model and the theory of nonconscious goal priming), and provides an important contribution to a significant and timely issue (that is, how to prevent and reduce obesity). This paper presents relevant implications and concludes with a number of worthwhile future research ideas.

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Journal of Consumer Marketing, vol. 31 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JCM-09-2013-0697
ISSN: 0736-3761

Keywords

  • Consumer behavior
  • Obesity
  • Healthy eating
  • Self-control
  • Depletion
  • Goals

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Publication date: 8 February 2016

Older employees’ desired retirement age: a JD-R perspective

Wiel Frins, Joris van Ruysseveldt, Karen van Dam and Seth N.J. van den Bossche

Using the job demands-resources (JD-R) model as a theoretical framework, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how job demands and job resources affect older…

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Using the job demands-resources (JD-R) model as a theoretical framework, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how job demands and job resources affect older employees’ desired retirement age, through an energy-depletion and a motivational process. Furthermore, the importance of gain and loss cycles (i.e. recursive effects) for the desired retirement age was investigated.

Design/methodology/approach

A two wave full panel design with 2,897 older employees ( > 50) served to test the hypotheses. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to test the measurement and research model. Cross-lagged analyses tested the presence of gain and loss cycles.

Findings

Results from cross-lagged analyses based on two waves over a one-year period indicated the presence of both a gain and a loss cycle that affected the desired retirement age.

Research limitations/implications

This is the first longitudinal study applying the JD-R model to a retirement context. Limitations relate to employing only two waves for establishing mediation, and using self-reports.

Practical implications

Because work conditions can create a cycle of motivation as well as a cycle of depletion, organizations should pay special attention to the job resources and demands of older workers. The findings can inspire organizations when developing active aging policies, and contribute to interventions aimed at maintaining older employees within the workforce until – or even beyond – their official retirement age in a motivated and healthy way.

Originality/value

This is the first longitudinal study applying the JD-R model to a retirement context and finding evidence for gain and loss cycles.

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Journal of Managerial Psychology, vol. 31 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-05-2013-0133
ISSN: 0268-3946

Keywords

  • Emotional exhaustion
  • Dedication
  • Conservation of resources theory
  • Desired retirement age
  • Job demands-resources model

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Publication date: 21 October 2020

The Development of Sustainability Initiatives

Shahla Seifi and David Crowther

Sustainability is recognised as an important objective in business planning and is of equal relevance to policy makers. It is equally accepted, almost universally, that…

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Sustainability is recognised as an important objective in business planning and is of equal relevance to policy makers. It is equally accepted, almost universally, that the resources of the planet are finite and are being overconsumed on an annual basis. The prognosis therefore is that resources are being depleted and competition for access to remaining resources must ensue, increasing the transaction costs of business activity. Given that there are no further resources available to the world, then attention must be paid to the best way of utilising those resources, implying possibly different ways of organising or collaboration. This involves strategic decisions at both local and global levels, and Game theory is recognised as a key strategic tool by policy makers and by business decision-makers. Surprisingly therefore, although it has been recognised that Game theory has relevance to addressing the problems of manufacturing due to resource depletion, no detailed work has been done in this area.

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Governance and Sustainability
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2043-052320200000015001
ISBN: 978-1-80043-151-5

Keywords

  • Game theory
  • sutainability
  • depletion
  • resources
  • mineral
  • extraction

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Publication date: 22 August 2017

Sustainability and Resource Depletion

Shahla Seifi and David Crowther

This chapter is concerned with the use of resources in the manufacture of products and services, both at the level of the individual firm and at the level of the market…

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This chapter is concerned with the use of resources in the manufacture of products and services, both at the level of the individual firm and at the level of the market and particularly with what happens in an environment of resource depletion and as resources become scarce. The argument is that this is a new environment for the economic systems of the world which has not currently been recognised within economic planning. This new environment needs new approaches and this chapter is concerned with this situation. The aim therefore is to understand this new environment where resources are constrained by their limited availability and to develop strategies and techniques to manage in this environment.

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Modern Organisational Governance
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2043-052320170000012011
ISBN: 978-1-78714-695-2

Keywords

  • Resource utilisation
  • sustainable development
  • geopolitics
  • theory of the firm
  • transaction cost analysis
  • market exchange

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