Counterproductive work behaviour, organisational justice, organisational embeddedness and psychological ownership among police force in Pakistan
Counterproductive work behaviour (CWB) is commonplace in organisations. The consequences of such behaviour have been proven inimical for organisations and their stakeholders. The police force is considered a vital state institution; but, the presence of CWB among police employees i...
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| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/84156/1/GSM%202019%2018%20-IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Counterproductive work behaviour (CWB) is commonplace in organisations. The
consequences of such behaviour have been proven inimical for organisations and their stakeholders.
The police force is considered a vital state institution; but, the presence of CWB among police
employees is very rampant especially in underdeveloped countries such as Pakistan.
Organisational justice (OJ) is regarded as a prime determinant of CWB. Although numerous
researchers have studied the relation of OJ and CWB, none of them have explored the role of
organisational embeddedness (OE) and psychological ownership (PO) in this regard. This study thus
aimed to investigate the mechanisms through which OJ is translated into CWB among the
police in Pakistan. Such relationship is explained through a moderated mediation model where
organisational embeddedness mediates between OJ and CWB, and PO moderates the relationship between
OE and CWB. The COR theory was used as the underpinning theory to explain the interrelationships
among the constructs.
Data were collected by administering a cross-sectional survey to the employees working in
33 police stations, chosen one from each circle of the capital city of Lahore. Three hundred and
thirty-one responses were received. The proposed model was tested using PLS-SEM to address
the treatment of higher-order reflective-formative constructs of OE and CWB. The data
supported the claim that OE mediates the relationship between OJ and CWB. Also, it was found
that PO moderated the negative relation of OE with CWB. Thus, the results supported the
proposed conceptual
framework based on the COR theory. This study will give practitioners new insights into how they can minimise the
occurrence of CWB among police employees. Apart from providing a work environment
based on fair procedures and policies, the intervening role of embeddedness in
the organisation and PO can contribute positively in shaping the
behaviours of police employees. |
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