TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of abusive supervision on employees' innovative behavior: The role of job insecurity and locus of control. AU - Wang,Dawei, AU - Li,Xiaowen, AU - Zhou,Mengmeng, AU - Maguire,Phil, AU - Zong,Zhaobiao, AU - Hu,Yixin, Y1 - 2018/12/27/ PY - 2018/05/12/received PY - 2018/11/08/accepted PY - 2018/12/28/pubmed PY - 2019/4/16/medline PY - 2018/12/28/entrez KW - Abusive supervision KW - conservation of resources theory KW - employees’ innovative behavior KW - job insecurity KW - locus of control SP - 152 EP - 159 JF - Scandinavian journal of psychology JO - Scand J Psychol VL - 60 IS - 2 N2 - Drawing on the Conservation of Resources Theory by Hobfoll, we examined the relationships between abusive supervision, job insecurity, locus of control, and employees' innovative behavior. Using self-reported data collected from employees among four enterprises in China (N = 641), we found that abusive supervision was positively correlated with job insecurity. In contrast, both job insecurity and abusive supervision were negatively correlated with employees' innovative behavior, with the impact of abusive supervision on innovative behavior being mediated by its effect on job insecurity. Having an external locus of control that served as a buffering factor for employees, mitigating the relationship between abusive supervision and job insecurity. These findings complement the existing research on the impacts of abusive leadership, providing practical information for enterprises on how to enhance levels of innovation and vitality among employees. SN - 1467-9450 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30589938/Effects_of_abusive_supervision_on_employees'_innovative_behavior:_The_role_of_job_insecurity_and_locus_of_control_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -