The Influence of Abusive Leadership on Work Engagement——Based on the Role of Subordinates' Perceived Justice and Power Distance Orientation

Abstract

Abstract: Based on social information processing theory, this paper discusses the cross-layer influence mechanism of abusive leadership on employees' work engagement. Through a two-stage survey of 53 team leaders and 295 employees, the questionnaire matching and cross-level analysis shows that the team level of abusive leadership has a significant negative impact on employees' work engagement, and the subordinates' perceived justice has a significant positive impact on employees' work engagement. Subordinates' perceived justice partially mediates the relationship between abusive leadership and employee work engagement. The power distance orientation positively moderates the relationship between abusive leadership and the subordinates' perceived justice, and can moderate the strength of the mediating effect of subordinates' perceived justice. The findings expand the research on the mechanisms of how abusive leadership influences work engagement, and provide insights on how to motivate employees' work engagement through negative leadership styles in the daily management of companies.

Key words: abusive leadership, work engagement, subordinates' perceived justice, power distance orientation

Miao Bin, Suo Yueyue, Liang Yingjie, Wang Guotao. The Influence of Abusive Leadership on Work Engagement——Based on the Role of Subordinates' Perceived Justice and Power Distance Orientation[J]. Management Review, 2023, 35(8): 244-254.

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