IMPACT OF ABUSIVE SUPERVISION ON EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY: THROUGH EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION AND MODERATING ROLE OF MINDFULNESS

Abstract

In the present study, we have examined the process through which abusive supervision impacts employee creativity. Specifically, we have tested whether abusive supervision is associated with lower levels of employee creativity and if this effect is mediated by emotional exhaustion. Moreover we have tested whether mindfulness helps to decrease the effect of abusive supervision on employee creativity. To address the purpose, data was collected from 150 staff members and supervisors of telecommunication sector. Then data was analyzed by using correlation and regression analysis. The analysis indicates that abusive supervision had a direct negative relationship with employee creativity and also led to emotional exhaustion, and mindfulness has a direct positive relationship with employee creativity. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the negative effects of abusive supervision on employee creativity and the processes by which they occur, along with the knowledge of how to cope with it.