AUTHOR=Zhu Jinqiang , Zhang Bainan 

TITLE=The Double-Edged Sword Effect of Abusive Supervision on Subordinates’ Innovative Behavior

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00066

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00066

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>Existing studies on the relationship between abusive supervision and innovative behavior do not present a united picture. Drawing up the antecedent-benefit-cost framework and social cognitive theory, we tried to explain the contradictory relationships between them based on the mediating mechanism. Results showed that abusive supervision discouraged subordinates’ innovative behavior through reducing subordinates’ psychological safety but promoted subordinates’ innovative behavior through enhancing challenge-related stress.</p>