The interaction of organizational politics and political skill on employees' exposure to workplace cyberbullying: the conservation of resources theory perspective

IF 3.3 Q2 BUSINESS

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration Pub Date : 2023-06-09 DOI:10.1108/apjba-08-2022-0364

Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol

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PurposeConsidering the detrimental impact of workplace cyberbullying on employees and organizations, it is necessary to understand factors that potentially induce employees to engage in cyberbullying and to recognize personal characteristics that may help employees mitigate its impact. This research applies the conservation of resources (COR) theory to investigate the effect of organizational politics and political skill on employees' exposure to workplace cyberbullying as well as to analyze the subsequent impact on emotional exhaustion. Moreover, the interaction effect of political skill and organizational politics on employees' exposure to workplace cyberbullying is analyzed.Design/methodology/approachThe total of 358 complete questionnaires were obtained from one medium-sized public university in Thailand. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe analysis supports the positive association between organizational politics and employees' exposure to workplace cyberbullying. Employees' exposure to workplace cyberbullying also has a positive association with emotional exhaustion. On the other hand, the analysis showed that political skill has a negative association with employees' exposure to workplace cyberbullying. The result from the moderating effect analysis further shows that political skill also reduces the impact of organizational politics on employees' exposure to workplace cyberbullying.Originality/valueThe incorporation of the COR theory provides theoretical insight into how political skill of employees can buffer the impact of organizational politics on exposure to workplace cyberbullying. It advances the knowledge found in previous research that lacked solid theory to explain the interaction between organizational politics and political skill of employees in the area of workplace cyberbullying.

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组织政治和政治技能对员工网络欺凌暴露的影响：资源保护理论视角

目的考虑到工作场所网络欺凌对员工和组织的有害影响，有必要了解可能导致员工参与网络欺凌的因素，并认识到可能帮助员工减轻其影响的个人特征。本研究运用资源守恒理论研究了组织政治和政治技能对员工暴露于工作场所网络欺凌的影响，并分析了其对情绪衰竭的后续影响。此外，还分析了政治技能和组织政治对员工暴露于职场网络欺凌的交互作用。设计/方法/方法从泰国一所中型公立大学获得358份完整的问卷。采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）对数据进行分析。发现该分析支持组织政治与员工暴露于工作场所网络欺凌之间的正相关关系。员工在工作场所受到网络欺凌也与情绪衰竭呈正相关。另一方面，分析表明，政治技能与员工暴露在工作场所的网络欺凌呈负相关。调节效应分析的结果进一步表明，政治技能也降低了组织政治对员工暴露于工作场所网络欺凌的影响。独创性/价值COR理论的结合为员工的政治技能如何缓冲组织政治对工作场所网络欺凌的影响提供了理论见解。它推进了先前研究中发现的知识，这些知识缺乏坚实的理论来解释工作场所网络欺凌领域组织政治和员工政治技能之间的互动。

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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration BUSINESS-

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期刊介绍： The Asia Pacific Journal of Business Administration (APJBA) publishes original research on: Business Strategy and Policy, Accounting and Board Governance, Marketing and People Management, and Operations and Supply Chain Management. The journal welcomes practical and skill-based submissions in these areas. There is particular interest in submissions regarding: Sustainable Business Practices, Quality Management Practices, Innovation and Creativity in Management, as well as Managing a Learning Organisation. The Asia Pacific region is full of collaborations between government, NGOs and private enterprise. Submissions are welcome which contribute to our understanding of partnerships and the cross-cultural issues. Research methods vary, and the journal is interested in the full diverse of qualitative (case and action research, etc) as well as quantitative survey studies and their recommendations. The APJBA seeks to become a forum for both established scholars and early career researchers in all aspects of management and business in the Asia-Pacific region. Emphasis is on rigour and relevance, on theory and practice, in a globalised scholarly environment.