Counterproductive Work Behaviors toward Organization and Leader-Member Exchange: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Exhaustion and Work Engagement

• Main Authors: Lebrón, M. (Author), Rabenu, E. (Author), Shkoler, O. (Author), Tabak, F. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2018
• Subjects: burnout; counterproductive work behavior; emotional exhaustion; Leader-member exchange (LMX); work engagement
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 In this article, we develop and empirically test a model of antecedents of organizational counterproductive work behavior (CWB-O) specifying work engagement and emotional exhaustion as mediators of the relationship between leader–member exchange (LMX) and CWB-O. Our results show (a) that the relationship between LMX and organizational CWB-O is partially mediated by work engagement and (b) that the relationship between work engagement and CWB-O is partially mediated by emotional exhaustion. We discuss our findings and their implications for research and practice. © 2018, © 2018 Eastern Academy of Management.