Righting a wrong: Retaliation on a voodoo doll symbolizing an abusive supervisor restores justice |
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| Authors: | Lindie H Liang Douglas J Brown Huiwen Lian Samuel Hanig D Lance Ferris Lisa M Keeping |
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| Institution: | 1. Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada;2. Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada;3. Department of Management, Gatton School of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, 550 South Limestone Lexington, KY 40506-0034, United States;4. Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, 632 Bogue Street, Room N437, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States |
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| Abstract: | When a subordinate receives abusive treatment from a supervisor, a natural response is to retaliate against the supervisor. Although retaliation is dysfunctional and should be discouraged, we examine the potential functional role retaliation plays in terms of alleviating the negative consequences of abusive supervision on subordinate justice perceptions. Based on the notion that retaliation following mistreatment can restore justice for victims, we propose a model whereby retaliation following abusive supervision alleviates the negative effect of abusive supervision on subordinate justice perceptions. In two experimental studies (Study 1 and 2), whereby we manipulated abusive supervision and subordinate symbolic retaliation—in particular, harming a voodoo doll that represents the abusive supervisor—we found general support for our predictions. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Abusive supervision Retaliation Justice |
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