Impact of Supervisors’ Perceived Communication Style on Subordinate’s Psychological Capital and Cyberloafing

Authors

  • Upasna A Agarwal National Institute of Industrial Engineering, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v23i0.1759

Keywords:

Cyberloafing, Communication Styles, Passive, Aggressive, Assertive, PsyCap

Abstract

Drawing from Conservation of Resources Theory (COR), the purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of supervisor’s perceived communication style (passive, aggressive, and assertive styles) on subordinates PsyCap and cyberloafing. The study also tests the mediating role of PsyCap in the relationship between perceived communication style (CS) of supervisor and cyberloafing. In total, 680 full-time managerial employees from seven diverse firms in India were studied through questionnaire survey. Standard instruments were used to assess the constructs. Results revealed that perceived CS of supervisors-assertive, aggressive and passive styles have an impact on cyberloafing. PsyCap partially mediated the relationship between supervisors perceived assertive and aggressive perceived CS and cyberloafing. Theoretical contributions and managerial implications of the study are discussed.

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Published

2019-03-04

How to Cite

Agarwal, U. A. (2019). Impact of Supervisors’ Perceived Communication Style on Subordinate’s Psychological Capital and Cyberloafing. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 23. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v23i0.1759

Issue

Vol. 23 (2019)

Section

Research on the Role of Technology in Workforce Management

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